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^to  convey  the  impression  that  other  than  the  «  Spalding-  League 

Certificate  from  N.  E.  YOUNG,  Sec'y  of  the  Nat'l  League 
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cago,  has  again  been  adopted  as 
the  official  ball  of  the  National 
League,  and  in,  all  games  played 
by  League  Clubs  this  ball  must  be 
used.  I  have  no  hesitation  in 
pronouncing  it  the  best  ball  Ij 
have  ever  seen. 


Secretary  of  the  National  League. 


Secretary  of  the  Northwestern  League,  Chicago. 


PRINCETON  UNIVERSITY. 

*   G&2MS,i  ?e  "Spa1***  League  Ball,"  manufactured  by 


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SPALDING'S 

BASE  BALL  QUIDE 

AND 

OFFICIAL  LEAGUE  BOOK  FOR  1883. 


A  COMPLETE  AND  PRACTICAL    HAND-BOOK  OF  THE  NA- 
TIONAL GAME   OF  AMERICA,  CONTAINING   COMPLETE 
INSTRUCTIONS   FOR  EXPERTS  AS   WELL   AS   AMA- 
TEURS, IN  ALL  THE  POINTS  OF  PITCHING,  BASE 
RUNNING,     BATTING,     AND    FIELDING,     TO- 
GETHER    WITH    SPECIAL    CHAPTERS    ON 

Base  Ball  Topics,  and  tke  Professional  Season's  Statistics  for  1882 

-ALSO 

American  Association,  Northwestern  Leap, 

—AND—— 

College  Club  Statistics, 

ADDED  TO   WHICH  IS  THE 

Complete  Official  League  Record  for  1882. 

Including  a  synopsis  of  the  Amended  Constitution,  the  Playing  Rules  in  a 

New  and   Greatly  Improved   Form,     Proceedings  of  Pv.eo-uiar  and 

Special  Meetings  of  the  National  League;  Official  Record 

of  all  League  Games  and  Players;  and  the  Official 

Schedule  of  League  Games  for  1SS3. 

As  adopted  at  the  Special  Meeting  of  the  League,  March  j,  2883. 


PUBLISHED    BY 

A.  G.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

CHICAGO. 


Entewd  accotCUnf  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  ypar  of  1883,  by  A.  g,  Spalding  &  Bki».:,  la  Xha  Office  ©t 
the  Librarian  of  Congress  at  Washington. 


PUBLISHERS'  NOTICE. 

"Spalding's  Base  Ball  Guide"  is  now  the  highest 
recognized  authority  on  the  game  of  Base  BalL  and 
is  the  onl-  Guide  published  that  has  any  sale  or  cir- 
culation. It  is  the  official  publication  of  the  National 
League  and  the  Northwestern  League,  and  also  the 
orhcial  book  of  the  American  and  Western  College 
Associations.  s 

In  addition  to  the  Guide  we  shall  publish  the 
"League  Book,"  which  will  contain  only  official 
League  matter.  The  Guide  contains  all  the  matter 
that  appears  in  the  League  Book,  excepting  the 
League  Constitution  in  full.  A  synopsis  of  the  League 
Constitution  only  is  given  in  the  Guide.  Copies  ofthe 
"  Guide  or  the  "  League  Book  "  will  be  mailed, 
postpaid,  upon  receipt  of  ten  cents  each. 

Trade  orders  supplied  through  the  News  Com- 
panies, or  direct  from  the  Publishers. 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

lOS  Madison  Street,        -        -      CHICAGO,  ILL. 

r     «.         .u     •.         Washington,  D.  C,  March  7,  1883. 

By  the  authority  vested  in  me  I  do  hereby  certify  that 
Messrs  A  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  of  Chicago,  111,  have  been 
granted  the  exclusive  right  to  publish  the  .Official  Book 
lor  1883.  N.'E.  YOUNG, 

secretary  National  League  of  Professional  Base '  fall  Clubs. 

ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 

In  order  to  insure  immediate  attention  to  inquiries 
directed  to  the  "Guide,"  concerning  disputed  points 
in  playing  rules,  etc.,  arrangements  have  been  made 
whereby  such  inquiries  will  be  answered  in  the 
columns  of  American  Sports  of  the  week  fol- 
lowing:. 


Correct  Diagram  of  a  Ball  Ground. 


Lt-if 


I  eutre 


1st  Baseman 


A.  A.  A. — Ground  reserved  for  Umpire,  Batsman  and  Catcher 
B=  B.  B. — Ground  reserved  for  Captain  and  Assistant, 
C. — Player's  Bench.     D. — Visiting  Players  Bat  Rack. 
K  — -Home  Players  Bat  Rack. 


IN    MEMORIAM. 

WILLIAM  A.  HULBERT,  ESQ., 

FOUNDER    AND    PRESIDENT   OF    THE 

National  League. 

The  opening  of  the  season  of  1882  was  marked  by  a 
sad  event,  which  cast  a  shadow  of  gloom  over  the  entire 
season,  and  deeply  stirred  the  sensibilities  of  all  who 
love,  support,  or  patronize  our  national  game,  and  es- 
pecially of  the  many  thousands  who  have  in  years  gone 
by  felt  solicitude  for  its  future,  and  realized  the  invalua- 
ble service  rendered  by  Mr.  William  A.  Hulbert,  of  Chi- 
cago, in  elevating  its  moral  tone,  and  in  extirpating  the 
evils  which  at  one  time  threatened  to  ruin  it. 

Mr.  Hulbert  was  a  man  to  command  attention  in  any 
undertaking  in  which  he  might  participate ;  of  magnifi- 
cent physique,  commanding  presence,  and  strong  per- 
sonality, endowed  with  a  powerful  intellect,  keen  logic, 
and  impressive  directness  of  speech,  he  was  essentially 
a  leader  among  men,  and  these  qualities  of  leadership, 
guided  as  they  were  by  a  clear  judgment  and  strict  im- 
partiality, and  unerring  instinct  of  right  and  detestation  of 
wrong,  placed  him  in  an  exalted  position  in  the  annals  of 
our  national  game,  which  no  one  who  preceded  him  had 
ever  attained,  and  no  one  who  follows  him  can  hope  to 
completely  fill. 

Mr.  Hulbert  was  born  Oct.  23,  1832,  in  Burlington 
Flats,  Otsego  county,  New  York,  and  in  1834  came  to 
Chicago  with  his  parents,  who  were  among  the  earliest 
settlers.  He  received  an  excellent  education  at  Beloit 
College,  and  in  1850  entered  upon  an  earnest  and  suc- 
cessful business  career.  He  had  been  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade  for  about  fifteen 
years,  and  was  well  known  on  'Change  as  a  clear-headed, 
far-sighted,  and  successful  operator,  although  for  several 
years  immediately  preceding  his  death  his  interest  in  the 
national  game,  and  in  the  Chicago  Ball  Club,  of  which 


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he  was  President  and  mainstay,  was  so  absorbing  that 
he  largely  sacrificed  to  them  his  material  business 
interests. 

Mr.  Hulbert  had  long  approved  and  contributed  to  the 
support  of  the  game  of  base  ball  in  Chicago  before  he 
took  an  active  interest  in  it ;  he  was  a  thorough  believer 
in  the  value  to  the  American  people  of  wholesome  out- 
door sports,  and  saw  clearly  in  the  national  game  a 
means  of  healthful  recreation  and  physical  improve- 
ment, which,  properly  directed,  would  be  highly  benefi- 
cial alike  to  participants  and  spectators. 

Before  the  organization  of  the  League,  in  the  winter 
of  1875-6,  he  had  been  persuaded  to  become  an  officer 
of  the  Chicago  Base  Ball  Club,  then  a  member 
of  the  National  Association  of  Professional  Base 
Ball  Players.  In  this  capacity  he  attended  the 
annual  convention  of  the  Association,  held  in 
Philadelphia  in  1875.  Coming  thus  into  direct  con- 
tact for  the  first  time  with  the  men  who  were  then 
managing  the  affairs,  and  prescribing  the  rules  of  base 
ball  and  base  ball  clubs,  he  saw  that  a  radical  reform 
should  be  effected,  and  an  entirely  new  departure  made, 
to  place  the  national  game  on  an  enduring  footing.  The 
idea  of  a  National  League  originated  then  and  there  in 
the  mind  of  Mr.  Hulbert,  and  before  he  left  Philadelphia 
he  had  thought  out  the  general  plan  and  many  of  the 
details,  which  soon  afterward  assumed  form  and  shape 
in  the  organization  of  the  National  League  of  Profes- 
sional Base  Ball  Clubs,  which  started  out  in  the  season 
of  1876  with  eight  of  the  most  powerful  professional 
clubs  in  the  country  in  its  ranks,  and  which  has  contin- 
ued its  organization  and  carried  out  the  policy  then  and 
there  engrafted  in  its  constitution  by  Mr.  Hulbert,  down 
to  the  present  day. 

It  is  needless  to  occupy  space  here  in  recounting  all 
that  has  been  accomplished  for  the  game  of  base  ball 
through  Mr.  Hulbert's  influence  and  agency.  There  is 
no  one  of  the  many  thousands  who  take  part  in,  or  pat- 
ronize^the  game  as  it  is  now  exhibited,  who  does  not 
know  these  things,  or  who  fails  to.  recognize  the  fact 
that  to  William  A.  Hulbert,  above  all  other  men,  is  due 
the  credit  of  rescuing  the  game  from  the  evils  into 
which  it  had  fallen,  and  from  the  ruin  into  which  it  was 


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drifting,  and  that  he,  more  than  any  other  man,  had 
given  it  its  present  place  as  the  foremost  and  best  of  all 
American  field  sports. 

Mr.  Hulbert  died  at  his  residence,  T"^  T334  Fortieth 
street,  Chicago,  April  10,  1882,  after  a  iong  and  severe 
illness ;  the  fatal  disease  being  a  complication  of  heart 
disease  and  dropsy.  How  he  bore  this  affliction  can 
best  be  described  in  the  language  of  Mr.  W\  I.  Culver,  a 
prominent  Chicago  lawyer,  in  an  address  made  by  him 
at  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  and  players  of  the  Chi- 
cago  Ball  Club,  held  at  the  club  room,  108  Michi- 
gan avenue,  Chicago,  the  day  following  Mr,  Hulbert's 
death.     He  said: 

"  'A  deathbed's  a  detector  of  the  heart; 
Here  tired  dissimulation  drops  her  mask.' 

"To  those  who  were  present  at  Mr.  Hulbert's  bedside 
during  the  weary  nights  of  his  long  and  fated  illness,  noth- 
ing was  more  suggestively  prominent  than  the  fact  that 
he  was  dying  as  he  lived — a  sincere,  earnest,  energetic 
man.  There  was  no  mask  for  him  to  drop;  he  had 
worn  none.  Though  impatient  of  suffering  and  of  the 
restraint  of  his  daily  increasing  weakness,  he  was  bold 
and  manly  to  the  last;  certain  that  his  days  were  num- 
bered, hopeless  of  cure,  writhing  at  times  in  pain,  he 
awaited  the  liberator  death,  with  as  much  composure  as 
he  would  have  greeted  a  friend.  He  lived  and  died  a 
man." 

Mr.  Culver's  analysis  of  the  character  of  his  dead 
friend  was  so  clear,  judicial,  and  accurate,  that  we  can  do 
no  better  than  adopt  the  following  additional  extract 
from  his  remarks  on  this  occasion : 

''Perhaps  his  main  characteristic  was  positiveness. 
There  were  no  negative  qualities  about  him.  His  phy- 
sical and  mental  conditions  were  reflections  of  each  other 
— both  indicative  of  robust  strength.  This  quality, 
united  with  others  of  which  I  shall  speak,  gave  him  a 
conscious  power  and  influence  among  those  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact.  In  whatever  he  undertook  he 
commanded  respect  by  his  energetic  and  candid  expres- 
sions of  opinion. 

"  Essentially  a  reformer  in  a  material  sense,  he  en- 
forced obedience  to  his  ideas  of  right   rather  by  concise 


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logic  than  by  persuasion.  Of  the  latter,  as  a  means  of 
accomplishing  results,  he  knew  little,  and  for  it  had  no 
respect.  He  never  employed  it.  If  he  could  not  carry 
his  point  by  convincing  the  reason  of  these  he  sought 
to  bring  to  his  way  of  thinking,  he  preferred  to  abandon 
it,  but  it  was  seldom  he  failed.  His  mental  processes 
were  so  acute,  his  foresight  so  extraordinary,  and  his 
manner  of  expression  so  forcible,  that  it  was  rarely  that  he 
made  the  mistake  of  advocating  an  unwise  project,  or 
that  he  suffered  the  humiliation  of  defeat  when  he  was 
ready  to  present  and  urge  it. 

"He  was  an  originator,  not  an  adopter  of  ideas.  This 
is  exemplified  by  the  work  he  left  behind,  for  it  will  be 
admitted  without  question  that  the  league  legislation 
was  his  creation,  and  its  perfection  of  plan  and  detail, 
and  the  excellent  results  it  has  already  accomplished, 
prove  the  foresight  and  comprehensiveness  of  mind  of 
its  originator. 

11  In  business  and  social  relations,  sincerity  and  candor 
attended  his  every  act  and  word.  He  pretended  nothing 
that  he  was  not;  he  said  nothing  that  he  did  not  mean. 
No  one  ever  doubted  his  word,  or  disbelieved  his  prom- 
ise." 

The  following  resolution*  were  unanimously  adopted 
at  the  meeting  referred  to : 

"  Resolved,  That  the  officers,  stockholders,  and  play- 
ers of  the  Chicago  Base  Ball  Club  have  received  with 
deep  sorrow  and  regret  the  sad  announcement  of  the 
death  of  their  esteemed  President,  W.  A.  Hulbert.  They 
fully  appreciate  the  fact  that  in  losing  him  the  surviving 
officers  have  lost  the  leader  of  their  councils,  the  director  ( 
of  their  policy,  and  the  promoter  of  their  success ;  the 
stockholders  a  zealous  and  trustworthy  custodian  of  their 
interests,  who  was  ever  true  to  the  trusts  submitted  to 
his  care,  and  the  players  a  sincere  friend  and  candid  ad- 
viser, whose  main  object  was  ever  to  promote  their 
welfare,  to  encourage  harmony,  and  to  command  for  ■ 
them  honorable  success  by  teaching  them  to  deserve  it. 
Mr.  Hulbert  was  pre-eminent  as  an  organizer ;  to  him 
almost  alone  is  due  the  present  standard  of  right  and 
honorable  dealing  so  vigorously  enforced  by  the  Na- 
tional League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs,  for  it 
was  he  who  conceived  the  idea  of  the  League  itself,  and 


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to  him    more  than  any  other  are    due  the   main  features 
of  league  legislation  and  discipline. 

"  Resolved,  That  in  order  to  continue,  as  far  as  pos- 
sible, the  plans  and  purposes  so  ardently  fostered  by  Mr. 
Hulbert  concerning  the  national  game,  it  shall  be  the 
constant  effort  of  the  club  and  its  officers  and  players  to 
preserve  its  present  high  standard  of  integrity  and 
fair-dealing  in  their  games  and  in  their  intercourse  with 
other  clubs,  and  to  respect  and  obey  the  well-known 
wishes  of  their  late  manager  and  guide. 

"  Resolved,  That,  deeply  sympathizing  with  the  fam- 
ily of  Mr.  Hulbert  in  their  affliction,  those  present  ex- 
press to  them  their  sincere  condolence,  and  that  a  copy 
of  these  resolutions,  after  the  same  are  recorded,  be  en- 
grossed by  the  Secretary  and  transmitted  to  the  widow 
of  the  deceased." 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  National  League,  held 
in  Providence  in  December  last,  the  following  resolu- 
tions were  unanimously  adopted : 

^Resolved,  That  by  the  death  of  our  friend  and 
former  President,  Mr.  W.  A.  Hulbert,  the  national  game 
and  this  League  have  alike  suffered  an  irreparable  loss. 

"  Resolved,  That  to  him  alone  is  due  the  credit  of 
having  founded  this  League,  and  to  his  able  leadership, 
sound  judgment  and  impartial  management,  are  chiefly 
due  the  success  it  has  thus  far  attained,  and  the  substan- 
tial reforms  which  have  been  effected  in  the  exhibition 
of  the  national  game  since  the  organization  of  this 
League. 

"  Resolved,  That  we  honor  his  name,  and  will  ever 
cherish  his  memory,  and  will  endeavor,  in  the  conduct 
of  the  affairs  of  this  League,  to  pursue  the  line  of  policy 
which  he  inaugurated. 

w  Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  inscribed  upon 
the  minutes  of  this  meeting,  and  that  a  copy  be  fur- 
nished Mr.  Hulbert's  family,  with  the  assurance. of  our 
profound  sympathy  with  them  in  their  bereavement." 

Among  the  many  tributes  by  the  press  we  select  a 
few  extracts : 

fGhicag-o  Times,  April  n.J 


"To  him,  more  than  to  any  one  else,  is  due  the  present  popularity 
of  the  game.  A  man  of  the  most  sterling-  honesty  of  purpose,  com- 
bined with  a  rare  knowledge  of  men;  never   seeking-  an  unfair  ad 


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vantage  for  his  own  club,  never  pursuing  any  devious  courses  to 
obtain  ends,  seeing  the  ultimate  results  of  any  particular  act  with  a 
clearness  amounting  almost  to  prescience,  bold,  aggressive,  and 
stern  in  the  advocacy  of  whatever  he  considered  right,  and  de- 
nouncing what  seemed  to  him  wrong;  a  man  of  broad  and  tender 
sympathies,  large-hearted,  charitable,  and  a  friend  indeed  to  those 
who  possessed  his  confidence;  possessing  all  these  qualities,  his  in- 
fluence as  a  presiding  officer  was  felt  with  power.  When  he  urged 
a  measure,  his  earnestness  compelled  attention,  and  that  gained, 
his  clear  and  terse  logic  brought  conviction.  On  more  than  one 
occasion — notably  the  last — the  League  came  together  with  warring 
elements  which  threatened  disruption,  only  to  be  brought  into  per- 
fect accord  before  adjourning.  His  death  will  be  a^  blow  to  the 
game,  and  it  will  be  an  extremely  difficult,  if  not  an  impossible 
matter,  to  fill  his  place." 

[Chicago  Tribune,  April  n. 

"His  great  force  of  character,  strong  will,  marked  executive 
ability,  unerring  judgment  of  men  and  measures,  and  strict  integ- 
rity  and  fairness,  were  of  incalculable  value  to  the  League,  and  he 
was  rightlv  considered  to  be  the  brains  and  backbone  of  that  or- 
ganization. In  him  the  game  of  base  ball  had  the  most  useful ' 
friend  and  protector  it  has  ever  had ;  and  in  his  death  the  popular  pas- 
time suffers  a  loss  the  importance  of  which  cannot  easily  be  exag- 
gerated. There  is  not  in  America  a  player,  club,  officer,  or  patron 
of  the  game  who  will  not  feel  that  the  loss  is  irreparable." 

[Cincinnati  Enquirer,  April  it.] 

"The  national  pastime  vresterday  afternoon  lost  its  greatest  light 
and  brightest  mind  by  the"  death  of  William  A.  Hulbert,  President 
of  the  League.  No  man  had  done  as  much  to  elevate  and  foster 
the  game  as  had  he.  Its  wise  legislation,  strong  svstem  of  disci- 
pline, commendable  rules,  in  fact,  everything  that  tended  to  pro- 
mote it  and  to  weed  out  all  of  its  weak  features,  were  due  to  his 
wonderful  mental  abilities.  His  whole  soul  was  wrapped  up  in  the 
organization  of  which  he  had  been  the  prime  organizer,  and  he 
studied  week  in  and  week  out  the  best  ideas  to  further  enhance 
the  attractiveness  of  the  sport,  and  make  it  pure  and  unalloyed." 

These  are  but  a  few  of  the  many  tributes  to  his  mem- 
ory, but  thev  will  serve  to  show  the  character  of  Mr. 
Hulbert,  and  the  estimation  in  Avhich  he  was  held.  His 
estimable  widow  and  manly  son,  who  alone  have  suf- 
fered by  his  death  a  loss  more  irreparable  than  that  in- 
flicted upon  the  national  game,  have  found  much  conso- 
lation in  the  collection  and  compilation  of  hundreds  of 
such  tributes  from  leading  journals,  from  prominent  sup- 
porters of  the  game,  and  from  personal  friends,  which 
the  writer  of*  this  has  seen,  and  which  fill  a  large  vol- 
ume. 

The  funeral  services  were  unusually  impressive  and 
appropriate.     The  parlors  of  the   family  residence  were 


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11 


thronged  with  prominent  citizens,  and  the  national  game 
was  represented  by  Presidents  of  League  clubs  and  all 
the  members  of  the  Chicago  nine,  while  beautiful  and 
fitting  floral  tributes  from  all  parts  of  the  country  at- 
tested the  respect  and  sympathy  of  many  absent  friends 
and  admirers. 

The  mortal  remains  of  W.  A.  Hulbert  lie  in  the  most 
beautiful  part  of  Graceland  Cemetery,  and,  in  addition  to 
the  monument  erected  by  his  family,  the  National  League 
have  appropriately  marked  his  last  resting  place  by  a 
granite  monument  bearing  the  name  of  every  League 
club,  and  typical  of  the  national  game  which  he  loved 
and  served  so  well. 


12  spaldijstg's  official 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  American  national  game  of  base  ball  has  become  the  only 
public  sport  which  can  attract  crowds  of  thousands  of  people 
to  witness  its  exciting  contests  without  the  extrinsic  aid  of  bet- 
ting. At  horse  races,  athletic  contests  and  nearly  every  other 
public  sport  in  vogue,  if  the  pool-selling  and  bopk-making  of 
the  gambling  fraternity  are  prevented — especially  on  the  run- 
ning or  trotting  courses,  or  at  the  great  pedestrian  matches — 
nearly  all  the  attraction  which  draws  most  of  the  public  patron- 
age to  such  sports  is  removed.  This  fact  was  strikingly 
illustrated  in  New  York  during  the  past  season  of  1882 ;  for  at 
the  Jerome  Park  races  last  summer,  when  an  attempt  was 
made  to  stop  the  book-making  and  public  betting  the  attend- 
ance dwindled  down  to  a  few  hundred,  while,  with  the  betting 
in  operation,  the  attendance  reached  five  or  six  thousand  a  day. 
It  was  the  same  at  the  international  pedestrian  contest  at  Madi- 
son Square  Garden  in  New  York  last  fall,  the  prevention  of  the 
pool-gambling  feature  making  the  meeting  a  financial  failure. 
At  the  professional  base  ball  matches  for  championship  hon- 
ors, however,  on  League  Club  Grounds — where  pool-selling 
and  all  forms  of  open  public  betting  are  prohibited— thousands 
of  spectators  are  attracted  to  the  grounds  solely  by  the  excite- 
ment of  the  sport  itself.  This  is  a  peculiarity  of  our  national 
game  which  fully  proves  its  intrinsic  merits. 

What  can  present  a  more  attractive  picture  to  the  lover  of 
out-door  sports  than  the  scene  presented  at  a  base  ball  match 
between  two  trained  professional  teams  competing  for  cham- 
pionship honors,  in  which  every  point  of  play  is  so  well  looked 
after  in  the  field  that  it  is  only  by  some  extra  display  of  skill  at 
the  bat,  or  a  lucky  act  of  base-running  at  an  opportune  mo- 
ment, that  a  single  run  is  obtained  in  a  full  nine  innings  game? 
To  wratch  the  progress  of  a  contest  in  which  only  one  run  is 
reauired  to  secure  an  important  lead,  and  while  the  game  is  in 
such  a  position  to  see  hit  after  hit  made  to  the  field,  either  in 
the  form  of  high  fly  balls  splendidly  caught  on  the  run  by  some 
active  out-fielder,  01  a  sharp  ground  hit  beautifully  picked  up 
in  the  in-field,  and  swiftly  and  accurately  thrown  to  the  right 
baseman  in  time,  is  to  see  the  perfection  of  base  ball  fielding, 
and  that  surpasses  the  fielding  of  every  other  known  game  of 
ball  Then  there  is  the  intense  excitement  incident  to  a  con- 
test in  which  one  side  is  endeavoring  to  escape  a  "whitewash," 
while  the  other  side  as  eagerly  strives  to  retain  their  lead  of  a 


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single  run ;  and  with  the  game  in  such  position  a  three  base  hit 
sends  the  runner  to  third  base  before  a  single  hand  is  out,  only 
to  see  the  hit  left  unrewarded  by  the  expected  run,  owing  to 
the  telling  effect  of  the  strategic  pitching  and  the  splendid  field 
support  given  it.  Add  to  this  the  other  excitement  of  a  high 
hit  over  the  out- fielder's  head,  made  while  two  or  three  of  the 
bases  are  occupied,  with  the  result  of  a  tie  score  or  the  secur- 
ing of  a  lead  at  a  critical  point  of  the  game,  and  a  culmination 
of  attractive  features  is  reached,  incidental  to  no  other  field 
game.  When  it  is  considered,  too,  that  the  pursuit  of  base  ball 
is  that  of  a  healthy,  recreative  exerci-e,  alike  for  the  mind  and 
body,  suitable  to  all  clashes  of  the  community,  and  to  the  adult 
as  well  as  the  mere  boy,  there  can  be  no  longer  room  for  sur- 
prise that  such  a  game  should  reach  the  unprecedented  popu- 
larity that  the  American  game  of  base  ball  has  done. 

THE  LUAGUE  SEASOX  OF  1883. 


The  professional  base  ball  season  of  1882  was  the  most  note- 
worthy ever  known  in  the  annals  of  the  game,  more  profes- 
sional club  teams  taking  part  in  the  season's  work  than  ever 
before  recorded,  besides  which,  the  financial  success  attendant 
upon  the  season's  contests  of  the  large  majority  of  the  clubs,  was 
unprecedented.  In  the  field,  too,  the  general  character  of  the 
play  in  the  four  departments  of  the  game,  viz;  Pitching,  batting, 
fielding  and  base  running,  was  in  advance  of  any  previous 
season's  work,  and  another  forward  step  toward  the  eventual 
point  of  perfect  play.  There  was  one  drawback,  however,  to 
the  complete  success  of  the  field  exhibitions  of  the  season,  and 
that  was  the  unusual  amount  of  disputing  over  alleged  partial 
decisions  by  the  Umpires,  an  evil  technically  known  as  "kick- 
ing." Season  after  season  have  efforts  been  made  by  the 
existing  professional  associations  to  perfect  the  rules  governing 
Umpires,  and  to  improve  their  position  ;  for  on  good  Umpires 
and  correct  umpiring  depends  the  very  existence  of  professional 
playing.  Good  umpiring  is  an  essential  in  amateur  playing, 
where  the  object  in  view  is  merely  enjoyable  recreation  and 
healthy  field  exercise;  but  among  the  professional  class,  integ- 
rity of  character,  sound  judgment,  and  thorough  impartiality 
as  essentials  in  Umpires  and  umpiring,  is  a  vital  necessity  of 
the  game,  and  the  basis  of  its  very  existence.  This  fact  has 
been  forcibly  presented  to  the  officials  of  the  League  by  each 
season's  growing  experience;  and  at  last  it  would  seem  as  if 
they  had  hit  upon  the  correct  plan  for  perfecting  the  Umpire's 
position  and  duties  by  appointing  a  staffof  four  League  Umpires, 
with  sufficient  salaries  to  secure  good  men.  But  howsoever  per- 
fect any  system  of  rules  governing  the  selection  of  Umpires  may 


14  BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 

be,  no  reform  of  past'abuses  connected  with  the  position  will  be 
possible  so  long  as  any  form  of  the  evil  of  "  kicking  "  is  allowed 
to  exist.  That  players  of  a  team  should  be  allowed  to  dispute 
decisions  of  an  Umpire  is  a  reflection  on  the  competency  alike 
of  the  Field  Captain  and  the  Club  Manager  of  the  team.  Dis- 
puting an  Umpire's  decision  can  in  no  way  lead  to  any  advan- 
tage to  the  side  in  fault,  while  it  is  equally  certain  to  have  the 
very  reverse  effect.  There  is  but  one  single  occasion  in  a  match 
game  in  which  there  is  the  least  excuse  for  objecting  to  the  Um- 
pire's dictum  in  deciding  a  disputed  point;  and  that  is  in  the  case 
of  a  palpable  misinterpretation  of  a  rule  of  play,  and  then  the 
Captain  of  the  nine,  affected  adversely  by  the  decision,  should 
alone  have  a  word  to  say  in  remonstrance.  But  in  all  decisions 
marked  by  errors  of  judgment,  but  one  rule  should  be  permit- 
ted to  prevail,  and  that  one  should  be  silent  acquiescence,  alike 
in  word  and  action,  in  every  such  decision  rendered.  Until 
this  rule  is  strictly  enforced  by  effective  penalties,  the  best  men 
possible  may  be  selected  for  the  position  with  the  result  of  but 
slight  improvement  in  the  working  of  the  system. 

The  League  Season  of  1882  was  practically  inaugurated  in 
April,  by  the  series  of  lively  and  interesting  games  which  wrere 
played  with  the  clubs  of  the  newly  organized  American  Base 
Ball  Association.  These  games,  played  chiefly  in  the  West, 
and  those  with  the  two  League  Alliance  Clubs  in  the  East, 
proved  to  be  advantageous  to  the  clubs  of  both  organizations, 
not  only  in  a  pecuniary  point  of  view,  but  in  giving  to  the  club 
teams  needed  preliminary  field  practice,  by  which  some  of  their 
strong  and  weak  points  were  developed  before  their  champion- 
ship contests  were  commenced.  Almost  without  exception  the 
better  organized  teams  of  the  League  were  victorious  over  the 
newly  selected  nines  of  the  American  clubs. 

The  League  championship  season  opened,  as  hitherto,  on  the 
first  of  May,  and  by  the  end  of  the  month  a  position  in  the  cham- 
pionship campaign  had  been  reached  wmich  gave  promise  of  a 
very  exciting  season's  sport.  At  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  May 
the  Providence  team  led  in  the  pennant  race,  Detroit  being  sec- 
ond, and  Buffalo  third.  By  the  end  of  the  month  Providence  still 
occupied  their  position  in  the  van,  writh  Detroit  a  close  second  ; 
but  Troy  had  driven  Buffalo  from  third  place,  while  Buffalo 
occupied  fourth  position,  with  Boston  fifth,  and  Chicago  sixth, 
Cleveland  being  seventh,  and  Worcester  last.  By  the  end  of 
June,  while  Providence  was  still  in  the  van,  with  Detroit  side  by 
side  with  them,  Chicago  had  pulled  up  to  third  place,  and 
Boston  to  fourth,  Troy  having  retired  to  fifth  position,  with 
Cleveland  standing  sixth,  while  Buffalo  had  been  sent  down 
almost  to  the  foot  of  the  class,  Worcester  still  being  in  the  "last 
ditch."     During  July    Chicago   went   to   the   front,  and  with 


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15 


Providence  a  close  second  and  Detroit  in  third  place,  the  race 
began  to  be  very  interesting.  More  than  half  of  the  campaign 
was  now  over,  and  the  relative  position  of  the  clubs  counting 
the  three  months'  games,  was  as  follows : 

GAMES  GAMES  GAMES 

CLUBS.  WON  LOST.  PLAYED. 

Chicago $$  20  53 

Providence 35  21  54 

Detroit 31  23  54 

Boston 28  26  54 

Cleveland   .26  27  53 

Buffalo 25  27  52 

Troy 25  28  53 

Worcester 12  41  53 

August  saw  quite  a  change  in  the  relative  position  of  the 
contesting  teams  in  the  pennant  race,  it  being  a  bad  month  for 
Chicago,  as  they  lost  more  games  than  they  won,  as  did 
Detroit;  in  fact,  Providence,  Boston,  Cleveland  and  Buffalo 
were  the  only  clubs  which  won  a  majority  of  the  games  they 
played  in  August.  By  the  first  wTeek  in  September  Providence 
was  in  the  van  by  very  promising  figures,  they  leading  Chicago 
in  victories  by  44  to  40,  Boston  being  close  to  Chicago  with  a 
total  of  39  victories.  This  left  the  race  in  a  very  interesting- 
position,  and  the  September  games  became  very  attractive.  By 
the  tenth  of  September  Providence  led  Chicago  by  47  victories 
to  43,  and  the  Eastern  club  was  looked  upon  as  the  coming 
champions.  By  the  17th  of  September,  however,  quite  a  change 
in  the  position  of  the  teams  had  been  made,  Chicago  had  ral- 
lied in  fine  style,  while  Providence  had  been  severely  checked 
in  their  progress  toward  the  goal,  the  record  standing  at  47  to 
47  in  victories,  wrhile  Chicago  had  two  less  defeats  charged  to 
them;  Buffalo,  too,  had  displaced  Boston  for  third  place.  The 
next  week  Providence  rallied  successfully  and  got  up  to  even 
figures  with  Chicago  in  victories — 50  to  50 — but  had  to  stand 
second  owing  to  having  one  more  defeat  charged  to  them. 
The  last  week  in  September,  however,  saw  Chicago  win  the 
pennant  by  their  victories  over  Buffalo,  the  finish  leaving  the 
full  record  as  follows : 

The  first  table  presents  the  figures  of  the  games  won,  lost  and 
played  each  month  of  the  season,  from  May  1st  to  October  1st, 
inclusive: 


Chicago 

Providence  . 

Buffalo 

Boston  ...  . 
Detroit...  . 
Cleveland  . . 

Troy 

Worcester... 


w.  L.  P.    W.L.  p. 


JUxNE. 


76  76 


7070 


JULY. 


51*7 
19 

iS 

17 

iS 

17 

1 17 

T-7 


W.  L.  P.    W.    L.  P. 


53  53 


64  64 


33* 


29 
31 
39 
3^ 
4i 
40 
48 
66  i 

333 


16 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE, 


The  above  table  presents  some  very  interesting  figures  in 
showing  when  the  different  contestants  "spurted"  in  the  race, 
when  they  fell  off,  and  when  they  rallied  again.  It  will  be  seen 
that  Providence  won  more  games  than  they  lost  each  month  of 
the  season ;  while  in  one  month — August — Chicago  lost  more 
games  than  they  won,  as  did  Buffalo  in  June,  and  Boston  in  May 
and  September;  while  Detroit  lost  more  games  than  they  won  in 
the  last  three  months'  play  of  the  season.  Cleveland  won  more 
games  than  they  lost,  in  June,  July  and  August,  having  started 
badly  and  finished  poorly.  Troy  made  a  dash  in  May,  and 
then  lost  more  games  than  they  won  in  each  month  following. 
Tn  the  case  of  Worcester,  however,  it  was  defeat  all  the  way 
through.  The  record  of  games  won  by  each  club  with  every 
other  club,  as  also  the  figures  of  the  series  of  games  won  lost 
and  tied,  is  as  follows : 


Chicago. . . . 
Providence. 

Buffalo 

Boston 

Detroit 

Cleveland. . . 

Troy 

Worcester  . , 


Gaines  lost 29  32 I39J39  4114048:66 


3  H 


In  order  to  compare  the  record  of  1882  with  that  of  i£ 
give  below  the  totals  of  the  season  of  1881. 


GAMES 
CLUBS.  .      WON. 

Chicago 56 

Providence.    .«, 47 

Buffalo 45 

Detroit 41 

Troy .39 

Boston .38 

Cleveland 36 

Worcester  ...    ., ...32 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  Chicago  team  of  1882  won  one  less 
game  than  the  team  of  1881  did,  and  lost  one  more;  while  the 
Providence  team  of  1882  exceeded  i88i's  team  by  five  victories, 
and  had  five  less  defeats.  Buffalo's  team  of  18S2  tied  that  or 
1 881.  in  victories,  but  lost  one  more  game,  while  Detroit  and 
Cleveland's  reams  of  1882  excelled  their  18S1  record,  Troy 
and  Worcester  falling  behind  their  1881  record  considerably. 


GAMES 

GAMES 

GAMES 

LOST. 

PLAYED. 

DRAWN. 

28 

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84 

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As  between  the  four  clubs  of  the  West  and  the  four  of  the 
East,  the  West  won  "by  a  large  majority,"  as  will  be  seen  by 
the  appended  score. 


Chicng-o. .. 
Cleveland . 

Buffalo 

Detroit 


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Providence. 
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2,S 


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To  show  how  the  clubs  played  with  each  other,  we  present 
the  record  of  the  games  West  vs.  West  and  East  vs.  East,  as 
follows : 


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Buffalo 

Boston     

Cleveland  .    ...         .... 

Worcester 

Lost' 

13 

.16 

19 

23 

Lost 

1 1 

72 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  Chicago  Club  found  its  old  time  Boston 
rival  the  hardest  to  defeat,  and  Providence  weakened  most 
when  facing  Chicago.  At  home,  Chicago  won  their  fewest 
games  with  Buffalo,  while  Providence  found  the  Bostons  the 
hardest  to  beat  on  their  own  grounds.  The  statistics  of  the  sea- 
son's work  shows  that  Chicago  won  the  championship  by  de- 
feating Providence  eight  out  of  twelve  games.  Had  Providence 
won  half  of  their  games  with  Chicago,  they  would  have  won 
the  championship  of  1882  by  one  game. 

THE   FIELDING  OF   1882. 


The  most  attractive  feature  of  base  ball  is  skillful  fielding, 
and  the  exhibition  of  fielding  of  1882  in  the  professional  arena 
surpassed  that  of  any  previous  season  known  in  the  history  of  the 
game.  Not  only  was  the  catching  superior  to  any  ever  before 
known  behind  the  bat,  but  the  in-fielding  was  marked  by  some 


18  BASE   BALL   GUIDE, 

of  the  finest  displays  of  skill  in  handling  the  ball  from  the  bat 
ever  witnessed  on  a  ball  field;  while  brilliant  catches  on  the 
out-field  were  the  rule  rather  than  the  exception.  The  pick- 
ups of  hard  hit  ground  balls;  the  swift  and  accurate  throwing 
to  bases,  and  the  remarkable  play  exhibited  at  the  bases,  not  to 
mention  the  finely-judged  catches,  and  the  playing  of  in-field 
points  when  base  runners  were  stealing  bases,  combined  to 
make  the  exhibitions  on  the  diamond  at  times  phenomenal 
The  gradual  improvement  in  the  fielding  department  of  base 
ball  each  season  for  the  past  ten  years  has  almost  brought 
fielding  to  the  point  of  perfection.  In  fact,  it  would  be  difficult 
to  imagine  superior  play  in  the  field  than  that  which  marked 
some  of  the  model  games  in  the  league  arena  in  1882.  While 
fielding  and  base  running  have  improved  season  after  season, 
comparatively  little  advance  has  been  made  in  batting  skill 
within  the  past  decade.  This  is  largely  due  to  the  fact  that  the 
science  of  pitching  has  continually  developed  in  a  remarkable 
degree,  while  the  gradual  removal  of  restrictions  as  to  the  man- 
ner of  delivering  the  ball  has  increased  the  pitcher's  latitude,  and 
rendered  sure  and  safe  hitting  more  and  more  difficult.  Special 
skill  in  home  positions  has  come  to  be  an  essential  of  success  in 
fielding.  Now  and  then  a  " general  utility'*  man  is  found  who 
can  play  nearly  every  position  well,  but  what  is  wanted  in  a  team 
are  players  who  are  only  at  home  in  one  position,  that  is,  either 
as  pitchers,  catchers, base  players,  short  fielders,  or  out  fielders. 
Two  classes  of  catchers  are  required  in  base  ball  now,  according 
to  the  peculiar  play  of  the  pitcher.  If  the  pitcher  is  a  smart  strat- 
egist, then  all  that  is  wanted  in  the  catcher  is  a  player  who  can 
stop  balls  well  and  throw  accurately  and  swiftly  to  the  bases; 
but  if  the  pitcher  is  a  mere  machine  in  the  position,  then  a  first- 
class  head-work  catcher  is  necessary.  It  is  very  seldom  that 
two  strategists  can  work  in  a  * 'battery'' well  together,  as  one 
wants  to  boss  the  other  as  a  general  rule.  In-fielders  should  be 
men  who  can  do  team  work  together  in  playing  the  points,  or 
their  play  will  not  be  fully  effective.  A  second  baseman  now 
has  to  play  right  short  as  well  as  his  own  position ;  and  the 
short  fielder  should  also  be  a  good  second  baseman.  Third 
basemen  have  special  work  of  their  own  to  do,  and  it  is  the 
most  difficult  of  any  in  the  in-field.  The  right  field  is  the 
most  important  of  the  three  out-field  positions,  as  he  has  to 
cover  the  most  exposed  portion  of  the  field.  On  the  left  of  the 
batsman  are  the  third  baseman,  short  fielder  and  left  fielder.  At 
center  there  is  the  pitcher,  second  baseman,  and  center  fielder. 
To  the  right,  however,  there  is  only  the  first  baseman  and  the 
right  fielder.  The  positions  in  the  in-field  vary  according  to 
the  base  running,  and  where  the  runners  happen  to  be.  The 
positions  in  the  out  field  change  according  to  the  character  of 
the  batting  and  the  directions  of  the  pitcher,  the  latter  of  whom 


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should  be  captain  of  the  field  as  far  as  the  demands  of  the  pitch- 
ing extend.  That  is,  he  should  be  allowed  to  place  his  field  as 
he  likes.  Team  work  is  the  great  requisite  of  in-field  play,  as 
opposed  to  the  picked  nine  style  of  fielding,  in  which  players  go 
in  chiefly  for  their  record.  Too  many  errors  were  unjustly 
charged  to  fielders  in  1882,  especially  to  in-fielders.  Impossi- 
ble stops,  pick-ups  and  catches  were  expected  too  frequently. 
Only  palpable  muffs  and  blundering  fielding  should  be  charged 
on  the  error  list. 

BASE  RUNNING  IN   1882. 


There  was  a  marked  improvement  shown  in  the  base  run- 
ning of  1882  in  the  League  arena,  and  now  that  club  officials 
have  realized  by  practical  experience,  the  value  of  sharp  base 
running  as  oneof  the  most  important  elements  of  success  in  a 
team — the  fact  having  been  very  plainly  shown  by  the  success  of 
the  Chicago  team  during  the  past  three  seasons — more  attention 
will  be  given  to  base  running  in  the  selection  of  players  in  the 
future.  There  is  one  important  fact  to  be  taken  into  considera- 
tion in  the  matter  of  selecting  men  for  teams  on  the  basis  of 
their  special  skill  in  the  three  departments  of  the  game,  in  bat- 
ting, fielding  and  base  running,  and  that  item  is,  that  a  greater 
degree  of  intelligence  is  required  in  the  player  who  would  excel 
in  base  running  than  is  needed  either  in  fielding  or  in  batting. 
Any  soft-brained  heavy  weight  can  occasionally  hit  a  ball  for  a 
home  run,  but  it  requires  a  shrewd,  intelligent  player,  with 
his  wits  about  him,  to  make  a  successful  base  runner.  In- 
deed, base  running  is  the  most  difficult  work  a  player  has 
to  do  in  the  game.  To  cover  in-field  positions  in  the  field 
properly,  a  degree  of  intelligence  in  the  players  is  required 
which  the  majority  do  not  as  a  general  rule  possess,  but 
to  excel  in  base  running  such  mental  qualifications  are  re- 
quired as  only  the  minority  are  found  to  possess.  Presence 
of  mind;  prompt  action  on  the  spur  of  the  moment;  quick- 
ness of  perception,  and  coolness  and  nerve,  are  among  the 
requisites  of  a  successful  base  runner.  Players  habitually 
accustomed  to  hesitate  to  do  this,  that  or  the  other,  in  at- 
tending to  the  varied  points  of  a  game,  can  never  become 
good  base  runners.  There  is  so  little  time  allowed  to  judge  of 
the  situation  that  prompt  action  becomes  a  necessity  with  the 
base  runner.  He  must  "hurry  up"  all  the  time.  Then,  too, 
he  must  be  daring  in  taking  risks  while  at  the  same  time  avoid- 
ing recklessness  in  his  running.  Though  fast  running  is  an 
important  aid  in  base  running,  a  fast  runner  who  lacks  judg- 
ment, coolness,  and,  in  fact,  "headwork"  in  his  running,  will 
not  equal  a  poor  runner  who   possesses  the   nerve  and   intelli- 


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gence  required  for  the  work.     The  great  point  in  the  art  of  base 
running  is  to  know  when  to  start,  and  to  start  promptly  when 
the  favorable  opportunity  is  offered.     One  difficulty  a  base  run- 
ner, trying  to  steal  to  second,  invariably  encounters,  is  his  hav 
mg  to  watch  either  the  pitcher  or  catcher  closely.     He  cannot 
watch  both  carefully,  and  therefore  he  must  make  his  selection 
as  to  which  player  he  will  look  after.     If  the  catcher  is  an  ac- 
curate and    swift  thrower  to  the  bases,  he  is  the  man  to  be  at- 
tended to.     But  if  the  pitcher   is  one  who  has  a  method  of  de- 
livery which  includes  a  number  of  special    movements  which 
occupy  more  than  the   ordinary    time  in    delivering  i he   ball 
then  he  is  the  man  to  watch,  for  he  will  surely  afford    the  run- 
ner the  required  opportunity  to  steal  a  base  Or    secure  a   balk 
if  the  runner  only  plays  his  part  properly.     A  sharp  base  run' 
ner  can  bother  a  pitcher  exceedingly   by   skillful    dodging.     It 
requires  no  small  amount  of  nerve  and  coolness  for  a  pitcher  to 
watch  a  runner    closely,  and  yet  to  play  the  strategical   points 
of  his  pitching  with  full  effect.     A  good  runner  need  not  troub- 
le himself  about  a  pitcher  who  indulges   in   frequent  throws  to 
first  or  second  bases,  for   none  but  very  poor  runners  can  be 
caught  napping,  that  way.     To  "take  ground"  is  something  a 
good  runner  always  does,  and  that  too,  without  risk,  provided  he 
alvvays  keeps  on  the  alert  for  a  quick  motion.     Sliding  in    and 
dodging  under  a  base  player's  arm  are  points   of  a  sharp  base 
runner's  play.     But  this  depends  upon  how  the  ball  is  thrown 
to  the  base.     If  high,  then  sliding  is  useful,  if  low,  it  is  risky 
*  me  base  running  was  shown  by  Kelly,  and  Williamson  of  the 
Chicago  team,  and   by    Ward,  of  the   Providence   team    last 
season,  as  also  by  Esterbrook  and  Reillv,  of  the  Metronolitan 
and  others.     This  season  more  attention  has  been  paid  to  secur- 
ing good  base  runners,  in  the  League  teams,  and  better  work  will 
be  donem  this  department  of  the  game  in  1883  than  ever  before. 

THE  LEAGUE  PITCHING  OF  1882. 

Eighteen  pitchers  took  part  in  the  League  championship 
contests  of  18S2,  fourteen  playing  in  twenty-five  games  and 
over,  and  the  other  four  in  not  less  than  ten  games.  Of  those 
who  played  in  a  majority  of  the  games  played,  Corcoran,  of 
the  Chicago  club,  bore  off  the  palm  for  the  most  skillful  deliv- 
ery of  the  ball,  behaving  the  smallest  percentage  of  earned 
runs  charged  against  him,  the  only  true  criterion  of  skillful 
pitching.  Radbourne,  of  the  Providence  Club,  stands  second 
and  Ward,  of  the  same  club,  third,  while  Richmond,  of  the 
Worcesters,  is  the  last  on  the  list.  In  1881  McCormick  took 
the  lead  in  the  season's  pitching,  Ward  being  second,  and  Der- 
by   third,  Richmond  then  leading  Corcoran.     But   Richmond 


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did  not  play  in  1882  up  to  the  mark  he  is  capable  of  reaching. 
The  support  given  the  League  pitchers  in  1882  was  very  une- 
qual in  many  instances,  and  this  drawback  told  most  against 
the  record  of  the  strategic  class  of  pitchers;  for  those  who  go  in 
chiefly  for  pace  and  the  curve  as  their  most  effective  assistants 
in  pitching,  seldom  trouble  the  fielders  much,  as  they  only 
want  a  catcher  strong  enough  to  stand  the  pressure  of  their 
6wift  and  wild  delivery.  But  in  strategic  pitching,  sharp 
support  in  all  parts  of  the  field  is  an  essential,  and 
this  was  not  at  command  in  more  than  one  or  two  of  the 
league  teams  throughout  the  season,  and  even  with  the  best 
was  not  up  to  the  required  mark  in  a  majority  of  the  games 
played.  The  experience  of  each  season's  play  in  the  League 
arena  only  points  out  more  and  more  the  importance  of  strate- 
gic play  or  "headwork"  in  pitching  as  the  great  essential  of 
success  in  the  art.  Mere  speed  and  the  curve  combined  may 
be  effective  against  weak  batsmen,  who  know  nothing  of  strate- 
gy in  handling  the  ash ;  but  both  are  secondary  in  importance 
to  headwork  play  in  pitching.  The  old  plan  of  sending  in 
swiftly  curved  balls  to  the  bat  without  any  other  idea  in  the  de- 
livery than  that  of  pace  and  the  curve,  has  seen  its  best  day. 
No  pitcher  of  intelligence  follows  this  plan  any  more  as  a  gen- 
eral rule  in  his  pitching.  Of  course  if  he  finds  a  batsman,  who 
can  be  intimidated  by  the  pace  of  the  ball,  he  will  send  them 
in  fast,  as  speed  then  becomes  a  point  to  play.  But  strategy  is 
the  great  objective  point  of  skilful  pitching  in  the  present  ad- 
vanced style  of  professional  ball  playing. 

THE  UEAOUE  BATTING  OF  1883. 


There  was  but  little  improvement  shown  on  the  batting  of 
1882,  over  that  of  the  previous  season.  Out  of  the  first  nine 
men  who  lead  in  the  averages  at  the  bat  three  are  from  the 
Chicago  team,  viz.  Anson,  Gore,  and  Kelly;  two  being  from 
Boston,  two  from  Providence,  and  one  each  from  Buffalo  and 
Troy. 

Were  a  team  to  be  selected  from  those  who  lead  the  batting 
of  1882  four  would  be  first  basemen,  and  the  other  five  out 
fielders.  The  champion  batter  of  1882  is  Dan  Brouthers,  first 
baseman  of  the  Buffalo  teams  of  1881-82,  and  retained  for  the 
same  position  in  the  team  of  1883.  He  was  born  at  Sylvan 
Lake,  IS.  Y.,  is  24  years  of  age,  six  feet  two  inches  in  height, 
and  weighs  200  pounds.  The  annexed  cut  represents  him  as 
facing  the  pitcher,  his  bat  poised  in  an  almost  vertical  position. 
The  attitude  will  be  at  once  recognized  as  perfectly  natural. 
Standing  a  moderate  distance  from  the  plate,  he  greets  the 
pitcher  with  a  smile,  which  means,  uI'm  ready  for  you."     He 


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DAN  BROUTHERS, 

CHAMPION    BATTER,    1882, 


BABE    BALL    GUTDE,  XO 

is  a  long,  hard  hitter,  seldom  goes  out  on  strikes,  and  not  apt 
to  hit  many  fouls.  To  use  his  own  words,  Vk  When  a  good  ball 
comes  along  I-  let  out  for  it  with  varying  success,  but  when  by 
lucky  chance  I  get  in  on  one,  it  goes."  And  it  certainly  "goes," 
as  the  outfielders  of  the  opposing  teams  can  testify.  When  at 
but  Brouthers  stands  perfectly  straight,  but  bends  slightly  for- 
ward when  in  the  act  of  striking  at  a  ball.  He  has  a  bat  used 
only  by  himself,  and  though  larger  than  the  ordinary  bat  it  looks 
small  in  his  hands.  Brouthers  also  stands  at  the  head  of  League 
first-basemen  in  fielding  for  1882,  his  official  fielding  average 
being  974.  He  played  in  every  League  game  in  1S82,  went  to 
bat  351  times,  made  71  runs  and  129  base  hits,  his  batting  aver- 
age being  367. 

COWSTTTUTIONAI,  LAWS  OF  THE 

LEAGUE. 


We  append  some  of  the  most  important  constitutional  laws 
of  the  League  bearing  upon  the  responsibilities  assumed  by  the 
clubs,  their  umpires,  managers,  and  players.  Section  32  reads 
as  follows: 

"Each  club  belonging  to  this  League  shall  have  the  right  to 
regulate  its  own  affairs,  to  make  its  own  contracts,  to  establish 
its  own  rules,  and  to  discipline,  punish,  suspend  or  expel  its 
own  manager,  players,  or  other  employes,  and  these  powers 
shall  not  be  limited  to  cases  of  dishonest  play  or  open  insubor- 
dination, but  shall  include  all  questions  of  carelessness,  indif- 
ference, or  other  conduct  of  the  player  that  may  be  regarded  by 
the  club  as  prejudicial  to  its  interests:  Provided,  That  all  club 
regulations  must  be  made  subordinate  to  and  in  conformity 
with  the  general  regulations  established  by  this  League,  and 
no  club  shall  prescribe  any  rule  or  regulation  in  conflict  with 
any  provision  of  this  Constitution  or  the  Playing  Rules." 

Sec.  33  reads:  'Club  member  of  this  League  shall  have 
exclusive  control  of  the  city  in  which  it  is  located,  and  of  the 
territory  surrounding  such  city,  to  the  extent  of  four  miles  in 
every  direction  from  its  corporate  limits,  and  no  visiting  League 
club  shall,  under  any  circumstances — not  even  with  the  con- 
sent of  the  local  League  club,  until  all  League  championship 
games  on  that  ground  shall  have  been  finished,  be  allowed  to 
play  any  club  in  such  territory  other  than  the  League  club  there- 
in located." 

Sec.  34  reads  :  "Any  agreement  between  a  club  and  a  man- 
ager or  player  for  services  by  the  manager  or  player,  and  com- 
pensation  therefor  by  the  club,  must  be  executed  in  the  form 


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of  contract  adopted  by  the  League,  and  no  player  not  under 
such  contract  shall  be'eligible  to  play  in  a  League  game,  except 
that  in  case  a  player  stfail  meet  with  an  accident,  or  be  expelled 
by  his  club,  any  player  who  is  not  otherwise  disqualified,  under 
the  provisions  of  this  Constitution,  may  take  the  place  of  such 
expelled  or  injured  player  ;  but  such  player  shall  not  be  eligible 
to  play  for  more  than  five  championship  games  in  the  nine  of 
such  club,  without  the  contract  and  notice  thereof  required  by 
this  section. " 

Sec.  36  reads  :  "Any  player  while  under  contract  with  a 
League  club,  who  shall,  without  the  consent  of  such  club, 
agree  to  enter  the  service  of  any  other  club  after  the  expiration 
of  such  contract,  shall  be  liable  to  expulsion  bv  said  League 
club."  -  B 

Sec.  37  reads  :  "A  manager  or  player  who  has  been  re- 
leased from  his  contract,  without  suspension  or  expulsion,  may 
engage  with  any  other  club,  twenty  days  from  the  date  of  the 
reception  by  the  Secretary  of  the  notice  of  such  release." 

Sec.  39  reads:  " No  manager  or  player  who  has  been  sus- 
pended or  expelled  from  a  League  club,  or  suspended  by  the 
League  under  the  provisions  of  Section  16  of  this  Constitution, 
shall,  at  any  time  thereafter,  be  allowed  to  play  with  or  serve 
any  League  club,  either  the  one  expelling  him'  or  any  other, 
unless  the  term  of  suspension  by  the  club  has  expired,  or  upon 
his  appeal  to  the  Board,  such  suspension  or  expulsion  shall 
have  been  set  aside.*7 

Sec.  41  reads:  "No  game  of  ball  shall  be  played  between  a 
League  club  and  any  other  club  employing  or  presenting  in  its 
nine  a  player  expelled,  or  under  suspension,  from  the  League. 
Nor  shall  any  League  club  play  any  club  that  has,  at  any  time 
during  the  same  playing  season,  played  a  game  of  ball  with 
any  other  club  employing  or  presenting  in  its  nine  any  player 
expelled  or  suspended  from  the  League:  Provided:  That  in 
case  the  club  employing  such  expelled  or  suspended  League 
player  shall  discharge  such  player  from  its  service,  League 
clubs  may  thereafter  play  against  such  club,  and  against  other 
clubs  that  may  have  played  such  club  while  employing  such 
player." 

Sec.  44  reads  :  "Any  person  under  contract  with  a  League 
club,  who  shall  be  guilty  of  drunkenness,  gambling  in  any 
form,  insubordination,  or  of  any  dishonorable  or  disreputable 
conduct,  except  the  offenses  requiring  expulsion,  specified  in 
section  42^  may  be  suspended  by  such  club  for  the  remainder 
of  the  playing  season,  or  for  the  remainder  of  that  and  all  of  the 
ensuing  playing  season,  at  the  option  of  such  club ;  and  during 
the  period  of  said  suspension,  such  person  shall  be  disqualified 
from  playing  in  or  against,  or  serving  any  League  club," 


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In  regard  to  League  Alliance  clubs  the  following  sections  are 
important: 

Sec.  50.  No  League  Club  shall  employ  or  play  in  its  nine 
any  player  to  whose  services  any  League  Alliance  Club  is  en- 
titled by  contract  evidenced  by  written  notice  to  the  Secretary, 
signed  by  the  contracting  club  and  the  player;  nor  any  player 
expelled  by  a  League  Alliance  club  for  breach  of  contract  or 
other  disreputable  conduct. 

Sec.  51.  No  League  Alliance  club  shall  employ  or  play  in 
its  nine  any  player  to  whose  services  any  League  club  is  enti- 
tled by  contract  evidenced  by  written  notice  to  the  Secretary, 
nor  any  player  expelled  or  under  suspension  from  the  League. 

Sec.  54.  No  game  shall  be  played  between  any  League  club 
and  non-League  club  in  any  city  in  which  a  League  Alliance 
club  is  located,  except  with  such  League  Alliance  club. 

In  reference  to  forfeiture  of  membership  of  the  League  or  its 
Alliance  by  any  of  its  clubs,  the  most  important  rules  are  as 
follows : 

By  taking  part  in  any  game  of  ball  on  Sunday  or  allowing 
any  game  of  ball  to  be  played  upon  its  grounds  on  Sunday,  or 
failing  to  immediately  expel  any  per.son  under  contract  with  it 
who  shall,  at  any  time  during  the  term  of  his  service,  take  part 
as  umpire,  player,  or  scorer,  in  any  game  of  ball  on  Sunday. 

By  selling,  or  allowing  to  be  sold,  upon  its  grounds,  or  in  any 
building  owned  or  occupied  by  it,  at  any  time  during  the 
championship  season,  any  spirituous,  vinous,  or  malt  liquors. 

By  allowing  open  betting,  or  pool  selling,  upon  its  grounds, 
or  in  any  building  owned  or  occupied  by  it. 

By  employing  or  presenting  as  umpire,  manager  or  player, 
any 'person  disqualified  or  ineligible  under  any  provision  of  this 
Constitution. 

By  playing  any  game  of  ball  with  any  club  that  is  disqualified 
or  ineligible  under  any  provision  of  this  Constitution. 

By  failing  to  present  its  nine  at  the  time  and  place  agreed 
upon  to  play  any  championship  game,  unless  the  failure  be 
caused  by  an  unavoidable  accident  in  traveling. 

In  regard  to  playing  non-League  clubs  the  principal  rules  are 
as  follows: 

No  game  shall  be  played  between  League  clubs  before  the 
commencement  of  the  championship  series. 

No  game  shall  be  played  between  any  League  club  and  any 
non-League  club,  or  picked  nine,  upon  the  grounds  of  any 
League  club,  from  the  commencement  to  the  completion  of 
the  championship  series  upon  such  grounds;  no  game  shall  be 
arranged  or  played  between  any  League  and  non- League  clubs 
or  picked  nines,  for  or  upon  any  "off  days,"  of  the  championship 


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series,   except   as  above   provided,  and  upon  the  following  ex- 
press conditions : 

If  a  League  championship  game  be  prevented  by  rain  or  un- 
avoidable accident  on  the  day,  not  counting  Sunday,  preceding 
the  day  agreed  upon  for  such  non-League  or  picked-nine 
game,  then  the  latter  shall  be  declared  off,  so  as  to  allow  the 
League  clubs  to  play  the  championship  game  on  that  day. 

The  non-League  club,  except  League  Alliance  clubs,  shall 
pay  the  League  club,  immediately  upon  the  termination  oi 
play,  without  reference  to  the  number  of  innings  played,  the  sum 
of  one  hundred  dollars,  or  one-half  the  gross  receipts  of  such 
game,  in  case  the  gross  receipts  shall  exceed  two  hundred  dol- 
lars; and  it  is  to  be  distinctly  understood  that  the  "gross  re- 
ceipts" include  all  revenue  derived  from  the  exhibition,  whether 
taken  at  regular  or  carriage  gates,  or  for  admission  to  grounds, 
grand  stands,  or  to  other  special  privileges  of  the  grounds; 
also,  that  the  visiting  club  shall  have  sole  control  of  all  gates, 
and  of  all  entrances  to  grand  stands,  or  other  special  ground 
privileges  for  which  extra  fees  are  charged. 

DEFINITIONS  OF   IMPORTANT  RITJLES. 


There  are  no  two  rules  more  important,  as  regards  their  cor- 
rect definition,  than  Rules  33  and  34,  describing  fair  and  foul 
balls,  and  yet  not  one  player  out  of  six  fully  understands  their 
true  intent  and  meaning.  With  a  view  of  familiarizing  players 
with  the  official  definition,  we  present  below  an  extended  ex- 
planation of  each  rule  as  it  is  interpreted  by  the  League  Secre- 
tary. 

A  fair  hit  is  made  when  the  batsman,  while  standing  within 
the  lines  of  his  position,  hits  a  ball  which  falls  to  the  ground  in 
front  of  the  foul  ball  lines,  extending  from  home  base  to  and  be- 
yond first  base,  and  from  home  base  to  and  beyond  third 
base.  Should  such  a  ball  fall  on  the  line  of  either 
of  these  foul  lines  it  would  still  be  a  fair  ball ;  to  be  foul  it  must 
fall  to  the  ground  back  of  the  foul  lines.  If  such  a  ball ,  too, 
should  strike  the  person  of  a  player  standing  on  fair  ground,  the 
ball  would  also  be  a  fair  ball ;  or  should  it  go  from  the  bat  so  as 
to  strike  either  the  first  or  third  bases,  it  would  also  be  fair ;  and, 
lastly,  should  it  strike  any  object  located  on  fair  ground  it  would 
still  be  a  fair  ball.  This  is  the  rule  as  applicable  to  all  fair  hit 
balls  which  are  hit  up  in  the  air,  and  which  either  fall  to  the 
ground  or  are  held  by  fielders  on  the  fly.  But  when  a  ball  is 
batted  directly  to  the  ground  and  not  in  the  air — a  bound  hit, 
for  instance — a  different  rule  prevails ;  as,  in  such  case,  it  mat- 


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ters  not  whether  the  hit  ball  first  strikes  the  ground  fair  or  foui, 
so  that  it  either  bounds  or  rolls  into  fair  ground,  between  home 
and  first  base  or  home  and  third  base,  afterward,  except — note 
this  exception — in  such  case  it  first  touches  the  person  of  a  flayer. 

Afoul  ball  is  a  ball  hit  by  the  batsman,  while  standing  within 
the  lines  of  his  position,  which  falls  to  the  ground  behind  the 
foul  ball  lines  above  referred  to;  or  which  strikes  the  person  of 
a  player  standing  on  foul  ground;  or  which  falls  on  any  other 
object  located  on  foul  ground;  or  which  touches  the  batsman's 
person  directly  from  the  bat.  This  is  the  application  of  the  rule 
to  all  foul  balls  hit  in  the  air,  and  which  are  held  by  a  fielder  on 
the  fly,  or  which  fall  to  the  ground  untouched.  But  when  a 
ball  is  hit  direct  from  the  bat  to  the  ground  it  matters  not — as 
in  the  case  of  a  similarly  hit  fair  ball — whether  it  first  touches 
the  ground  fair  or  foul,  provided  it  rolls  or  bounds  on  to  foul 
ground  between  home  and  first  base,  or  home  and  third  base, 
without  first  touching  the  person  of  a  player,  this  being  the  ex- 
ception, and  an  important  one,  too.  It  will  be  seen  that  an  im- 
portant essential,  bearing  upon  the  definition  of  the  two  rules, 
is  the  difference  between  a  ball  hit  in  the  air  and  a  ball  hit  di- 
rectly to  the  ground.  The  f.y  ball  becomes  fair  or  foul  accord- 
ingly as  it  falls  on  fair  or  foul  ground;  while  a  bound  ball— or 
ball  hit  direct  to  the  ground — does  not  become  fair  or  foul  by  the 
fact  of  its  first  striking  fair  or  foul  ground,  but  by  the  fact  of  its 
bounding  or  rolling  to  fair  or  foul  ground  after  it  first  strikes 
the  ground.  Of  course  if  the  ball,  before  it  stops  in  its  course, 
first  touches  a  player's  person,  then  the  rule  ceases  to  operate 
in  the  same  manner  as  it  would  if  the  ball  had  not  been  so 
touched. 

The  rule  defining  a  dead  ballis  more  clear,  and  it  limits  such 
balls  to  three  classes.  First,  a  pitched  ball  which  strikes  the 
batsman  while  he  is  standing  within  the  lines  of  his  position. 
Seco?id,  a  pitched  ball  which  strikes  the  batsman's  bat  without 
his  striking  at  the  ball.  Third,  a  ball  which  strikes  the  Umpire 
before  it  passes  the  catcher.  If  it  be  a  "  passed"  ball — a  ball  the 
catcher  fails  to  stop  or  hold — and  then  hits  the  Umpire,  it  ceases 
to  be  a  dead  ball. 

In  regard  to  the  pitcher  making  a  "  balk,"  it  should  be  borne 
in  mind  that  he  can  make  a  "  balk  "  in  three  different  ways. 
First,  by  making  any  one  of  the  motions  he  is  regularly  accus- 
tomed to  making  while  in  the  act  of  delivering  the  ball  to  the 
bat,  and  then  failing  to  promptly  deliver  the  ball.  Second,  if  he 
hold  the  ball  so  long  while  in  his  position,  and  while  the  bats- 
man is  waiting  ready  to  strike  at  the  ball,  as  to  unnecessarily 
delay  the  game.  Third,  if  he  deliver  the  bail  to  the  bat  when 
any  part  of  his  person  is  on  the  ground  outside  of  the  lines  of 
his  position. 


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The  catcher  should  bear  in  mind  that  the  moment  a  batsman 
becomes  a  base  runner,  after  three  strikes  have  been  called,  or 
seven  balls,  or  after  making  a  fair  hit,  he  must  run  to  first  base. 
If  he  does  not  so  run  the  Umpire  must  decide  him  out  at  once, 
there  being  no  necessity  for  the  catcher  in  such  case  either  to 
touch  the  batsman  or  runner  with  the  ball,  or  to  throw  the  ball 
to  first  base  to  put  him  out  as  a  runner. 

The  rules  providing  penalties  for  base  runners  obstructing 
fielders  are  now  plainly  defined.  If  a  fielder  runs  to  a  point  in 
the  field  on  the  pathway  between  any  two  of  the  bases  in  order 
to  catch  a  fly  ball,  the  base  runner  in  such  case  has  no  right  to 
the  said  pathway,  but  he  must  run  on  one  side  or  the  other  so 
as  to  avoid  obstructing  the  fielder  in  his  effort  to  catch  the  ball. 
If  the  runner  fails  to  avoid  the  fielder  under  such  circumstances, 
the  Umpire  must  decide  him  out  at  once.  Or  if  a  fielder  occupy 
the  said  pathway  in  order  to  field  a  batted  ball,  whether  to  catch 
a  fly  ball,  or  to  pick  up  or  stop  a  ground  ball,  the  base  runner  is 
obliged  to  run  on  one  side  of  and  out  of  the  way  of  the  fielder, 
or  he  must  be  promptly  decided  out.  In  case  two  fielders,  how- 
ever, go  after  a  ball,  and  the  base-runner,  in  avoiding  the  fielder 
who  is  nearest  the  ball,  or  has  the  best  chance  to  field  it,  comes 
in  contact  with  the  other  fielder,  such  contact  shall  not  be  re- 
garded as  an  obstruction,  as  it  would  be  in  the  case  of  his  col- 
liding with  the  fielder  trying  to  catch  or  field  the  ball. 

There  is  one  plain  rule  of  play  which  the  Umpires  of  1882, 
almost  without  exception,  violated  regularly  in  rendering  deci- 
sions on  the  play  in  question,  and  that  is  in  regard  to  outs  at 
first  base.     The  rule — section  5  of  rule  51 — says : 

"If,  after  three  Strikes  have  been  called,  or  a  Fair  Hit  has 
been  made,  the  ball  be  securely  held  by  a  Fielder,  while  touch- 
ing First  Base  with  any  part  of  his  person,  before  such  Base 
Runner  touches  First  Base." 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  wording  of  the  rule  that  the  ball  must 
be  held  by  the  base  player  "before"  the  runner  touches  the  base, 
or  the  latter  is  not  out.  If  the  ball  be  held  at  the  same  moment 
that  the  runner  touches  the  base,  the  Umpire  must  decide  the 
runner  not  out.  It  must  be  plainly  evident  to  the  Umpire  that 
the  ball  was  held  before  the  base  was  touched,  or  he  cannot 
legally  decide  the  runner  out. 

In  regard  to  the  definition  of  the  words  "momentarily  held" 
as  applicable  to  the  catching  of  the  ball,  it  should  be  under- 
stood that  a  catch  is  legitimately  made  when  the  fielder  catch- 
ing it  has  a  fair  opportunity  afforded  him  for  making  the  catch, 
and  purposely  fails  to  hold  the  ball  after  stopping  it  with  his 
hands.  In  playing  the  point  of  refusing  to  accept  a  chance  for 
a  catch  in  order  to  make  a  double  play,  the  only  method  offi- 
cially regarded  as  legal  is  to  allow  the  ball  to  fall  to  the  ground 


BASE    BALL    <*U1DE,  29 

and  then  to  catch  it  on  the  bound,  or  to  pick  it  up  at  once.  If 
an  easy  chance  is  offered  to  make  the  catch,  and  the  ball  is 
allowed  to  drop  from  the  hands  of  the  fielder  the  Umpire 
should  regard  such  stopped  ball  as  "  momentarily  held,  and 
decide  the  striker  out  on  the  catch. 

THE  NEW  PLAYING  RUI-ES  FOR  1883. 

Some  important  changes  were  made  in  the  playing  rules  at 
the  December  convention  of  1882,  bearing  upon  the  seasons 
playing  of  1883,  the  most  prominent  being  the  repeal  of  the  rule 
allowing  the  foul  bound  catch.  This  will  help  the  batting  by 
reducing  the  chances  for  putting  batsmen  out.  It  is  quite  suffi- 
cient that  foul  balls  be  caught  on  the  fly,  without  doubling  the 
penalty  by  allowing  the  bound  catch  of  such  balls.  Under  the 
new  rules  the  fly  game  in  its  entirety  is  now  the  rule  of  play, 
and  by  no  other  form  of  catch  can  a  batsman  now  be  put  out. 
Another  important  change  in  the  rules  was  that  giving  full  lib- 
erty to  the  pitcher  to  deliver  the  ball  to  the  bat  either  by  a  pitch, 
a  toss,  a  jerk,  or  any  form  of  throwing  except  that  of  the  over- 
hand throw.  The  amended  rule  governing  the  delivery  of  the 
ball  to  the  bat  allows  of  any  movement  of  the  arm,  in  swinging 
the  hand  forward,  which  is  below  the  line  of  the  shoulder.  Be- 
fore making  the  forward  swing  of  the  arm,  the  hand  can  be 
raised  as  high  as  the  pitcher  chooses;  but  when  the  arm  is 
swung  forward  the  hand  holding  the  ball  must  pass  below  the 
line  of  the  pitcher's  shoulder,  or  foul  balks  are  to  be  called,  and 
three  of  such  balks  forfeits  the  game.  The  new  rule  simply  le- 
galizes the  high  delivery  of  the  past  season,  which  violation  of 
the  existing  rule  of  last  season  was  indulged  in  with  impunity. 
In  regard  to  the  official  definitions  of  sundry  rules  which  last 
season  were  interpreted  differently  by  different  Umpires,  it  was 
decided  that  in  the  case  of  a  striker;  failing  to  run  to  first  base 
after  three  strikes  have  been  called,  that  such  failure  to  run  puts 
him  out,  and  thereby  all  runners,  who  would  otherwise  be  forced 
to  vacate  their  bases  by  the  action  of  the  striker  in  running  to 
first  base  after  three  strikes,  cease  to  be  so  forced  to  vacate 
bases  the  moment  the  striker  fails  to  run  to  first  base.  This  puts 
a  stop  to  the  opportunity  for  making  a  triple  play  when  all  the 
bases  are  occupied  by  runners,  and  the  striker  has  to  run  to  first 
base  after  three  strikes  have  been  called.  If  he  runs  to  first  base, 
then  the  base  runners  are  forced ;  but  should  he  not  run,  the 
Umpire  must  decide  him  out  at  once,  and  then  runners  cease  to 
be  forced.  In  reference  to  the  failure  of  base  runners  to  run 
back  to  bases  on  foul  balls  not  caught,  it  was  decided  that  the 
official  definition  of  the  rule  is  that  it  is  optional  with  the  runner 
to  run  back  or  not.     If  he  runs  back  to  the  base  he  is  thereby 


30  spalding's  official 

exempt  from  being  put  out  in  returning  to  the  base  he  left  on  a 
foul  ball  not  legally  caught;  but  if  he  fails  to  run  back  then  he 
can  be  put  out  in  returning  by  being  touched  with  the  ball  in 
the  hands  of  the  fielder,  the  same  as  in  the  case  of  returning  on 
a  fair  catch.  He  cannot  be  decided  out,  however,  for  not  run- 
ning back  in  the  case  of  a  foul  ball  not  caught,  unless  touched 
while  off  the  base  he  has  to  return  to. 

In  the  case  of  a  u  block  ball  "  it  Is  to  be  understood  that  no 
"  block  "  can  be  called  on  any  ball  delivered  to  the  bat  which 
passes  the  catcher,  and  is  stopped  by  the  crowd  behind  the  bat. 
A  block  can  only  be  called  on  a  batted  ball  so  stopped  by  the 
crowd,  or  on  a  ball  thrown  by  a  fielder  to  a  base  plaver  which 
is  similarly  stopped. 

Rule  60  says  that  whenever  a  "  block  "  occurs— that  is,  when 
a  ball  is  stopped  by  an  outsider — the  Umpire  shall  call  "  block 
ball,"  and  on  such  block  ball  base-runners  may  run  bases  with- 
out^ being  put  out  until  the  ball  has  been  held  by  the  pitcher 
while  standing  within  the   lines  of  his  position. 

The  moment  the  ball  is  held  by  the  pitcher,  however,  it  be- 
comes in  play,  and  runners  are  then  liable  to  be  put  out  as  in 
ordinary  cases  of  base  running. 

THE  TREATMENT  OF  UMPIRES, 

One  discreditable  feature  of  the  professional  base  ball  cam- 
paign of  1SS2,  as  also  of  previous  seasons,  was  the  ill  treatment 
umpires  were  subjected  to  by  the  class  of  club  partisans  and 
"heelers"  who  form  a  noisy  minority  of  nearly  every  base  ball 
assemblageof  spectators  at  professional  matches  throughout 
the  land.  In  many  instances  the  abuse  umpires  were  thus 
the  recipients  of,  came  from  the  neglect  of  club  officials  to  strictly 
observe  the  League  rules  applicable  to  the  position  of  umpire, 
and  to  give  him  the  required  protection.  Then,  too,  incompe- 
tent captains  of  games  gave  their  men  a  license  in  this  matter 
of  abuse  which  was  in  direct  violation  of  the  rules;  besides 
which,  they  themselves  too  frequently  set  their  players  the  bad 
example. 

Spectators  at  ball  matches,  who  all  stand  or  sit  in  position, 
overlooking  the  field  of  play,  different  from  that  the  umpire 
occupies,  should  bear  in  mind  the  important  fact  that  the  um- 
pire cannot  see  a  particular  play  from  the  same  point  of  view 
they  do.  Moreover,  they  do  not  reflect  that  the  umpire  is  the 
impartial  judge  of  the  play,  and  is  not  prejudiced  in  favor  of 
this  or  that  side,  as  the  majority  of  spectators  are. 

But  there  is  one  thing  in  connection  with  the  matter  of  the 
abuse  of  umpires  by  the  crowd,  and  that  is,  the  cowardly  na- 
ture of  a  combined  attack  of  hundreds  on  one  man  who  occu- 
pies a   defenceless  position.     This  alone   should   deter   every 


BASE    BALL   GUIDE.  31 

lover  of  fair  play  in  the  crowd  from  joining  with  the  roughs 
and  the  betting  crowd  in  the  abuse  of  the  umpire,  which  de- 
cisions he  renders  adverse  to  their  interests  so  frequently  brings 
about.  It  is  astonishing  how  one-sided  the  view  of  a  point  of 
play  will  be  when  taken  by  a  man  interested  in  a  bet  on  the 
game.  Black  too  frequently  appears  white  to  such  an  individ- 
ual. The  most  injustice  done  to  umpires  occurs  in  the  case  of 
their  judgment  of  strikes  and  called  balls.  An  umpire  while 
facing  the  swift  curved  delivery  of  the  modern  pitcher,  has  a 
very  onerous  duty  to  perform,  and  while  sharply  looking  out 
to  avoid  being  hit  by  some  erratic  ball  or  other,  at  the  same 
time  that  he  is  called  upon  to  judge  whether  a  ball  is  an  inch 
over  the  corner  of  the  plate  or  not,  or  whether  it  is  an  inch  or 
so  below  or  above  the  waist  of  the  bat  man,  must  necessarily 
find  himself  at  fault  in  his  judgment  in  the  double  work  he  has 
to  perform  of  judging  of  the  direction  of  the  ball  at  the  same 
time  that  he  has  to  look  sharply  to  avoid  severe  personal  inju- 
ry. Manly  lovers  of  fair  play,  in  a  crowd  of  spectators,  will 
always  back  up  the  umpire,  if  only  on  the  principle  that  he  is 
one  man  fighting  against  a  hundred.  Fair  play  shown  to  an 
umpire  by  the  crowd  increase  his  chances  for  giving  correct 
decisions  tenfold ;    while  abuse  only  adds  to  his  errors. 

THE  AMERICAN  ASSOCIATION. 


For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  professional  associations, 
outside  'of  the  League,  the  latest  organization  of  the  kind  has 
gone  throxigh  its  inaugural  season  without  a  break  in  its  schedule 
programme,  and  attended  by  a  degree  of  financial  success  unpre- 
cedented in  the  history  of  non-League  professional  clubs. 
Hitherto  the  weakness  of  professional  associations,  organized  as 
rivals  oi  the  League,  has  lain  in  the  fact  that  their  main  objects 
were,  either  the  aggrandizement  of  one  club  of  the  association  at 
the  cost  of  the  remainder,  or  that  some  special  point  of  self-interest 
was  to  be  gained  to  the  attainment  of  which  the  League  had 
stood  as  a  barrier.  The  old  International  Association  was 
organized  by  a  special  class  of  club  backers,  in  order  that  its 
clubs  might  be  governed  in  the  interests  of  an  unscrupulous 
minority  of  club  officials,  without  the  restrictions  on  their  "little 
games'*  to  which  they  were  subjected  under  League  govern- 
ment ;  thereby  opening  the  door  to  a  season's  extended  experi- 
ence of  the  old  evil  of  "  crooked  play,"  "  revolving,"  and  other 
like  abuses.  The  National  Association,  wThich  followed  the 
International,  was  an  organization  intended  by  the  majority  of 
the  clubs  composing  it,  simply  to  be  a  step-ladder  to  gain  ad- 
mittance to  the  League.  Is  it  surprising  that,  in  view  of  the 
experience  of  the  seasons  from  1878  to  1881,  the  League 
should  have  regarded  the  newly  organized  American  Base  Ball 


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SPALDING'S    OFFICIAL 


Association  of  18S2  in  the  light  of  past  occurrences  in  the  run- 
ning  of  rival  professional  associations?     The  League  can  have 
no  just  cause  for  opposing  any  new  professional  associations, 
tne  objects  of  which  are  plainly  shown  to  be  similar  to  those  of 
its  own  constitution,  such  as  to  foster  honest  play  and  temperate 
habit*  in  its  rank  and  file;  to  improve  the  status  of  professional 
ball   playing,    and   to   add    still   further   to  the  well  deserved 
popularity  of  our  national  game.      Now  that  the  past  season's 
experience  has  shown  the  new  American  Base  Ball  Associa- 
tion to  be  m  the  hands  of  men  desirous  of  following  up  the  policy 
of  the  League  in  these  essentials  of  creditable  success,  the  new 
organization  will  find  the  League  ready  to  join  hands  with  its 
members    in    putting    a   stop  to   all  the   evils   and  abuses   of 
professional  ball  playing,  which,  in  years  gone  by,  nearlvgave 
proiessionalism  its  death  blow.     The  inaugural  season  of  the 
American    Association   was  marked   by  a   series  of  the  most 
attractive  professional  contests  which  ever  took  place  outside  of 
the  League  arena.     The  new  clubs  were  greatlv  assisted  in  the 
financial  success  they  achieved  by  the  revival  of  the  public  con- 
fidence induced  by  the  gradual  establishment  of  honest  profes- 
sional play  under  the  auspices  of  the  National  League.    This, 
in  fact,  was  the  foundation  of  the    success   of  the  American 
clubs  in  their  inaugural  season.     The  new  association  was  run 
under  some  rules,  during  its  opening  season,  which  materially 
interfered  with  the  full  success  of  its  campaign;  the  rule  of  play- 
ing exhibition  games  by  championship  contestants,  one  with 
the  other,   during  the  championship  season,  proving  to  be  a 
decided  drawback.      Experience  has  plainly   shown  that  such 
games  cost   more,    financially,   in   the   loss   of   interest    they 
occasion,  than  is  gained  by  the  gate  money   they  yield.     The 
League  has  found  it  vitally  important  that  no  clubs  contesting 
m  the  championship  arena,  should  play  any  exhibition  game— 
except  with  outside   clubs— during"  the   entire   championship 
season.      Under  this  latter  rule  the  public  know  what  kind  of 
match  they  are  going  to  see;  besides  which  no  opportunity  is 
afforded  for  the  playing  of  "hippodrome"  games,  as  is  the  case 
when  championship  clubs  are  allowed  to  play  exhibition  games 
with  one  another  during  the  championship  season. 

The  American  championship  campaign  ended  with  the  suc- 
cess of  the  Cincinnati  club  in  winning  the  American  Associa- 
tion pennant,  and  their  success  was  largely  due  to  the  superiority 
of  their  team  management  over  that  of  their  competitors.  The 
following  is  the  official  record  of  the  inaugural  season  of  the 
American  Association,  ending  Gcr.  1    1S82. 


HA*\:    BAJLL    GUIDE. 


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Cincinnati. . 

Athletic 

Eclipse 
Allegheny 
St.  Louis.. 
Baltimore  . . 


74 


£2 


Lost .. J25  34  3S]39  43J54  233  ^3    2234 

The  rule  of  the  Association  gives  the  lead  to  the  club  having 

the  highest  percentage  of  victories  instead  of  the  club  having 

the  most  won  games,  as  in  the  League 


AMERICAN    ASSOCIATION  AVERAGES. 


The  following  are  the  averages  of  the  American  Association 
Club  players  for  their  inaugural  season  of  1-882,  The  first  are 
the  fielding  averages  of  players  in  the  nine  positions  of  the 
game,  beginning  with  the  pitchers  and  ending  with  the  right 
fielders.  The  pitching  averages  of  the  pitches  as  fielders  are 
necessarily  incorrect,  as  not  only  is  the  record  of  assistance  on 
strikes  mixed  up  with  actual  fielding  assistance,  but  also  the 
assistance  credited  to  the  pitcher  on  outs  on  foul  ball  catches. 


THE    BATTERIES. 


pitchers.                   Games.  Per  Ct. 

Hecker,  Eclipse 12  1.000 

White,  Cincinnati 54  .976 

Arundel,  Allegheny.....   13  .075 

Salisbury,  Allegaeny 35  .973 

Weaver,  Athletic. ./.    ...  41  .972 

Mullane,  Eclipse 55  .971 

Geis,  Baltimore 11  .969 

catchers.                 Games.  Per  Ct. 

Kemmler,  Allegh'y  &  Cin  24  .926 

O'Brien,  Athletic 41  .923 

Snyder,  Cincinnati .......   70  .907 

Keenan,  Allegheny 22  .899 

S trick,  Eclipse 22  .887 

D.  Sullivan,  Eclipse 53  .876 


pitchfrs.  Games. 

McCormick,  Cincinnati..   25 

Driscoll,  Allegheny 20 

McGinniss,  St.  Louis....  46 

S  weeney ,  Athletic 21 

Reccius,  Eclipse 10 

Schappert,  St.  Louis. 14 

Nichols,  Baltimore 14 

catchers.  Games; 

Dorgan,  Athletic 26 

Pay  lor,  Allegheny 22 

Crotty,  Eclipse  &  St.  L..    12 
Fusselbach,  St.  Louis  . . .    19 

T.  Sullivan,  St.  Louis 51 

Whiting,  Baltimore 72 


Per  Ct. 
.966 

•  953 
•949 
.936 
.928 
.S94 
.S73 
Per  Ct. 
.375 
.868 
.854 
.850 
.847 
.333 


FIRST  basemen. 


THE    INFIELDERS. 
Games.  Per  Ct. 


Lane,  Allegheny 40  .977 

Latham,  Athletic ...  7>  .972 

Comiskey,  St.  Louis 77  .970 

Householder,  Baltimore  .  72  .964 

Hecker,  Eclipse, ,,,,,,,..  65  ^7 


first  basemen.        Games.  Per  Ct. 

Stearns,  Cincinnati 34         .947 

Taylor,  Allegheny 23         .940 

Mullane,  Eclipse". 12         .935 

Luff,  Cincinnati 27         .922 

Wheeler,  Cincinnati  ....  12        ,890 


34 


SPALDING  S    OFFICIAL 


second  basemen.     Games.  Per  Ct. 

McPhee,  Cincinnati 78  .921 

Strief ,  Allt  gheny 73  .915 

Strieker,  Athletic 72  .  902 

Browning-,  Eclipse 40  893 

Smiley,    St.     Louis     and 

Baltimore 72  .  878 

third  basemen.        Games.  Per  Ct. 

Battin,  Allegheny 28  .868 

Carpenter,  C]  ncinnati 80  .858 

Shetzline,  Baltimore 50  .836 

Schenck,  Eclipse 56  .817 

Mann,  Athletic 29  .800 

Browning,  Eclipse 12  .  797 

Jacoby,  Baltimore 19  .  795 

short  fielders.      Games.  Per  Ct. 

Mack,  Eclipse 49  .901; 

Fulmer,  Cincinnati 79  .895 

Peters,  Allegheny 72  .  8S3 

Myers,  Baltimore 69  .  872 


second  basemen.     Games.  Per  Ct. 
Shetzline,  Baltimore.    ...   20 

Mack,  Eclipse 22 

Pearce,  Eclipse  and  Bal- 
timore     ...  46 


.850 


third  basemen.       Games. 

J.  Gleason,  St.  Louis 73 

Leary,  Allegheny 31 

Smith,  Athletic 11 

Taylor,  Allegheny 13 

Sullivan,  Eclipse 10 

Blakiston,  Athletic 34 


short  fielders.      Games, 

Browning,  Eclipse 17 

Say,  Athletic 71 

W.  Gleason,  St.  Louis. ..   79 


.841 


Per  Ct 

781 
758 
755 
746 

745 
745 

Per  Ct. 

.870 
.869 
•S43 


left  fielders. 
Summer,  Cincinnati.. 
Maskrey,  Eclipse... 

Wait,  Baltimore 

Cuthbert,  St.  Louis. . 


OUT-FIELDERS. 

Games.  Per  Ct. 
....  So  .918 
....   76         .893 

01         ,&>8 

....   60         .  S74 
center  fielders.     Games.  Per  Ct. 

Macuilar,  Cincinnati 79         .927 

Richmond,  Athletic 17         -917 

Lane,  Allegheny 11         .889 

Walker,  St.  Louis 75         .S69 

Reccius,  Eclipse 57         .852 

right  fielders.       Games.  Per  Ct. 

Blakiston,  Athletic 34        .899 

Wolf,  Eclipse 68         .887 

Wait,  Baltimore         21         .8S6 

McCaffrey,  St.  Louis....    18         .S55 

Wheeler,  Cincinnati 62         .  S36 

Swartwood,  Allegheny..  42         .S23 


LEFT  FIELDERS. 

Birchali,  Athletic..,. 
Mansell,  Allegheny. 
Burt,  Baltimore  ....*.., 


Games.  Per  Ct. 

.-•-  74  .S53 
•■•  •  73  -'s47 
. . . .    To  S20 


center  fielders.    Games.  Per  Ct. 

Nichols,  Baltimore 1 3         .849 

Cline,  Baltimore 38         [841 

Mansell,  Athletic 31         .S03 

Swartwood,  Allegheny. .   28  786 


right  fielders.       Games.  Per  Ct. 

Brown,  St.  Louis 13  .  S00 

Brown,  Baltimore 42  .774 

Morgan,  Allegheny 10  [765 

Stearns,  Cincinnati" 12  .706 

Leary,  Allegheny 16  ^667 

O'Brien,  Athletic 14  546 


Goodman,  who  played  first  baseman  for  the  Alleghenys  in 
nine  games  had  an  average  of  .965.  McCaffrey,  who  plaved 
second  base  in  only  nine  games  for  the  St.  Louis,  averaged 
.904,  and  as  third  basemen  for  the  St.  Louis  club  in  six  games 
his  average  was  .744.  WoK,  of  the  Eclipse,  plaved  in  only 
seven  games,  with  an  average  of  .786.  We  notice  that  Smiley 's 
average  is  a  double  one,  his  figures  in  the  St.  Louis  and  Balti- 
more clubs  being  eombined,  an  incorrect  method  at  best.  Of 
the  outfielders  who  played  in  less  than  ten  games  their  aver- 
ages are: 

^          ",      ,     „     „                              Games.  Put  Out.  Assists.  Errors.  Per  Ct. 

russelbach,  St.  Louis,  1 6902  810 

Seward,  St.  Louis,  1.  f. 6802  800 

O'Brien,  Athletic,  c.  f 6              12               4                o  iiooo 

Taylor,  Allegheny,  c.  f 6              10               o               o  1  !ooo 

Leary,  Allegheny,  c.  f 5700  1.000 


BASE    BAl.T.    GUIDE. 


35 


Games.  Put  Out.  Assists. 

Mullane,  Eclipse,  c.  f 8  16  3 

Kienz'e,  Athletic,  c.  f 9  15  o 

Landis,  Athletic,  c.  f 9  16  3 

Strick,  Eclipse,  c.  f 6  7  5 

Scharf,  Baltimore,  c.  f ,     6  13  1 

Fusselbach,  St.  Louis,  r.  f S  8  5 

Greenwood,  Athletic,  r.  f 7  10  2 

Jacoby,  Baltimore,  r.  f 9  7  6 

Reccius,  Eclipse,  r.  f S  13  2 

J.  Gleason,  St..  Louis,  r.  f 5  3  1 

Powers,  Cincinnati,  c S  40  10 

Critchley,  Allegheny,  p 5  2  21 

Dorr,  St.  Louis,  p..." S  4  57 

Mountain,  Athletic,   p         S  2  45 

Learv,  Allegheny,  p 6  3  23 

The  Datting  averages  of  the  players  of  the  six  clubs  for  i£ 

who  took  part  in  ten  games  and  over  are  as  follows  • 


Errors. 

Per  Ct 

1 

•95o 

3 

.834 

4 

827 

4 

•7SO 

5 

'I*1 

2 

.867 

3 

.800 

5 

•723 

4 

.095 

2 

.666 

4 

.946 

1 

•959 

3 

•954 

3 

.940 

3 

.929 

Browning-,  Eclipse 

Carpenter,  Cincinnati. . .  . 
Swartwoodj  Allegheny.. 

Goodman,  Allegheny 

O'Brien,  Athletic 

Stearns,  Cincinnati 
Leary,  Alleg.  and  Bait.. 

Latham,  Athletic 

Wolf,  Eclipse 

Snyder,  Cincinnati.   

Dorgan,  Athletic 

W.  Gleason,  St.  Louis . . . 

Taylor,  Allegheny 

Brown,  Baltimore 

Hecker,  Eclipse, 

Sullivan,  Eclipse 

M.  Mansell,  Allegheny.. 

Sommer,  Cincinnati 

Morgan,  Allegheny 

Peters,  Allegheny.'. 

Fulmer,  Cincinnati 

McCaffrey,  St.  Louis 

Whiting,  Baltimore 

Schenck,  Eclipse 

Whke,  Cincinnati 

Burchall,  Athletic     

J.  Gleason,  St.  Louis 

J.  Mansell,  St.  Louis..., 

Mullane,  Eclipse 

Wheeler,  Cincinnati 

Mann,  "Athletic 

Comiskey,  St.  Louis 

Householder,  Baltimore 

Scharf,  Baltimore 

Blakislon,  Athletic 

Luff,  Cincinnati 

Weaver,  Athletic 

J.  Reccius,  Eclipse 

Walker,  St.  Louis. 

Cline,  Baltimore, 


lines. 
69 

Ay. 

So 

.3.54 

V1 

.319 

10 

.316 

62 

•304 

49 

.302 

59 

•300 

75 

.300 

78 

.294 

72 

.289 

45 

.287 

7f} 

.286 

t>5 

.2S6 

43 

.2S5 

7$ 

.28=; 

67 

.284 

73 

.284 

80 

.2S0 

16 

.279 

72 

.27S 

79 

.277 

37 

.268 

73 

.267 

59 

.265 

54 

.264 

75 

.263 

78 

.262 

3  > 

.256 

77 

•255 

75 

.250 

29 

.246 

7* 

.244 

75 

.244 

10 

.243 

72 

.242 

28 

.241 

42 

.240 

75 

.240 

76 

.233 

43 

.233 

Gam   3 

Maculiar,  Cincinnati 79 

I Morton,  Alleg.  and  St.  L  32 
McGinnis,  St.  Louis. ....  51 
Shetzline,  Baltimore...   .  72 

Maskrey,  Eclipse 76 

.Myers,  Baltimore 69 

Pearce,  Eclipse  and  Bait.  51 
Kemmler,  Cin.  and  Alleg  26 

Say,  Athletic 71 

Strieker,  Athletic 72 

Cuthbert,  St.  Louis 60 

Fusselbach,  St.  Louis. ..  .   35 

McPhee,  Cincinnati 78 

Jacoby,  Baltimore 31 

Powers,  Cincinnati 15 

Battii),  Allegheny 2S 

Keenan,  Allegheny 24 

Streif ,  Allegheny 73 

Seward,  St."  Louis 38 

Mack.  Eclipse 72 

Arundel,  Allegheny 14 

Richmond,  Athletic 17 

Smiley,  St.  L.  and  Bait..   74 

Brown,  St.  Louis 17 

Sullivan,  St.  Louis 51 

Sweeney,  Athletic 24 

Schappert,  St.  Louis 15 

Lane,  A  llegheny 54 

Geis,  Baltimore 12 

Landis,  Ath.  and  Bait.  ..   52 

Strick,  Eclipse ..   33 

Waitt,  Baltimore 72 

Nichols,  Baltimore         ..   27 

Salisbury,  Allegheny 35 

Driscoll,  Allegheny  * 20 

Smith,  Ath.  and  Eclipse.  22 
McCormiek,  Cincinnati  .  26 
Crotty,  Eclipse  and  St.  L.  13 
Butt,  "Baltimore 10 


Av. 
.232 
.22S 
.226 
.236 
.225 
.223 
.223 
.221 
.221 
.220 
.219 
.219 
.218 
.213 
.212 
.207 
.  200 
.202 

:'i93 

.193 
.192 
.190 
.  190 
.186 
.182 

•  ITS 
■173 
.  16^ 

•*5-9 

.i5S 

•l57 
.154 

154 

.149 

•  H3 

.12  ■-, 

.12" 

.10S 


36  spalding's  official 


THE    PITCHING    AVERAGES 

No.  of  Average  of 

Games  Earned 

Pitched.  Runs. 

Driscoll,  Allegheny 21  .0228 

White,  Cincinnati 54  •  °H5 

Muliane,  Eclipse 53  -0307 

McCormick,  Cincinnati 25  -0321 

Geis,  Baltimore 11  -0375 

Hecker,  Eclipse 12  .0^81 

Schappert,  St.  Louis. . 14  -0389 

Weaver,  Athletic. 41  .0421 

Sweeney,  Athletic 21  .0480 

Nichols'.  Baltimore 14  .0481 

McGinnis,  St.  Louis 45  .  0502 

Arundel,  Allegheny     13  .0511 

Landis,  Athletic  and  Baltimore , 43  -0530 

Salisbury,  Allegheny 39  -0534- 

Reccius,  Eclipse . ., 11  -0737 

LEAGUE  CJLIJBS  versus  AMERICAN 


The  record  of  the  brief  campaign  of  April  and  October^  1882, 
between  the  League  clubs  and  those  of  the  American  Associ- 
ation, are  appended  as  a  matter  of  record. 

April  10,  Detroit  vs.  Eclipse,  at  Louisville 4  to  3 

April  11,  Detroit  vs.  Eclipse,  at  Louisville 10  "  1 

April  12,  Detroit  v-.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis jo  c*  7 

April  1 2,  Cleveland  vs .  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh 12  "2 

April  13,  Cleveland  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh 11  "7 

April  13,  Detroit  vs.  St  Louis,  at  St.  Louis  ....    , . .  4  "  o 

A pril  14,  Detroit  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis 7  "  6 

April  14,  Cleveland  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh 7  "3 

April  15,  Cleveland  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati 4  "2 

April  15,  Detroit  ve.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis   7  "6 

April  15,  Buffalo  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh. 17  "2 

April  17,  Cleveland  v  ,  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati  (11  innings) 7  "4 

April  17,  Buffalo  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh       18  "3 

April  iS,  Cleveland  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati. 29  "9 

April  21,  Detroit  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh 12  "  10 

April  22,  Detroit  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh 11  "5 

April  24.  Detroit  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati   .      7  "  2 

April  25,  Detroit  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati 15  tc  i 

April  2S,  Providence  vs.  Athletic,  at  Providence . . „ .  „ . .  7  "  o 

April  28,  Cleveland  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh ......         . .  „ 19  "  5 

April  29,  Cleveland  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburgh. ....... 7  "2 

Oct.  4,  Cincinnati  v  .  Cleveland,  at  Cincinnati „ 5  "2 

Oct.  5,  Cleveland  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati o  li  o 

Oct.  6,  Cincinnati  vs .  Chicago,  at  Cincinnati „ . . .  4  "  o 

Oct.  7,  Chicago  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati < . . . 2  "  o 

It  will  be  seen  that  out  of  twe.ity-seven  games  played,  the 
League  teams  only  lost  two  games. 


BASK  BALL  GUIDE.  37 

THE  IiEAftUE   AEE1ANCE   SEASON. 


Only  two  clubs  entered  for  the  League  Alliance  Champion- 
ship in  1882,  viz:  The  Metropolitan  Club  of  New  York,  and 
the  Philadelphia,  of  Philadelphia;  the  former  winning  the  hon- 
ors of  the  season,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  appended  record : 

METROPOLITAN    VICTORIES. 

May  16.  Metropolitan  vs.  Philadelphia,  at  Philadelphia 5—  4 

"     17.            ••              vs.                "'            at            "             12 — 6 

"    30.            "              vs.                "            at            "             6 —  5 

June    7.             "               vs.                 ll            at  New  York 13 —  o 

"            at            "          7 —  1 

"            at            "          7—  2 

"  at  Philadelphia  (10  inn'gs).  3 —  2 

July      1.            '  '               vs.                 "  at            "  5—1 

"            at  New  York 6 —  1; 

"            at            "                   11 —  1 

at            "           11—  8 

"            at  Philadelphia 2 —  1 

at            "            , S—  6 


30. 

vs. 

7- 

vs. 

9- 

vs. 

23- 

vs. 

26. 

'              vs. 

1.           ' 

1               vs. 

6. 

1               vs. 

*7- 

'              vs. 

iS. 

vs. 

24. 

'              vs. 

at  New  York . 


Total ..    103—44 

Fourteen  games  won. 

PHILADELPHIA    VICTORIES. 


May    8.  Philadelphia  vs.  Metropolitans,  at  New  York 


27. 
June  10. 


Tuly  2$. 


at  Philadelphia 2 —  o 

at  New  York 5 — o 

at            °          12—  5 

at            "          13—  6 

^            "          5—0 


Total 45—i6 

Six  games  won. 

DRAWN    GAMES. 
June  24.  Metropolitan  vs.  Philadelphia.,  at  Philadelphia   (15  innings)     2 —  2 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  majority  of  games  were  played  in 
New  York,  in  consequence  of  bad  weather  on  Philadelphia 
schedule  days.  A  supplementary  series  of  exhibition  games 
followed  the  championship  contests,  the  result  of  which  was 
the  success  of  the  Philadelphia  team  in  six  games  by  a  total 
score  of  59  runs ;  and  the  winning  of  six  games  by  the  Metro- 
politan club,  by  a  total  score  of  58  runs,  the  Philadelphians 
taking  the  lead  by  a  single  run. 

The  record  of  the  contests  of  1882,  between  League  clubs 
and  the  two  League  Alliance  clubs,  is  as  follows : 

METROPOLITAN    VICTORIES. 

April  13.     Metropolitan  vs.  Providence S —  2 

"      18.  "  vs.  Worcester. . , 13—8 

"      20.  "  vs.  Worcester 13 —  5 


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April  21. 

"      27. 

May  29. 

June     3. 

5- 
16. 

y    10. 

*5- 

21. 
22. 
31. 

3- 

5- 

:i: 

21. 

22. 

24. 
29. 

Sept.  20. 

27. 

Oct.        2. 

9- 
13- 


Metropolitan  vs.  Troy 11— 10 

vs.  Chicago 9—  2 

vs.  Chicago. .. .         ....         2 —  o 

vs.  Troy    S—  3 

vs.  Buftalo 2 —  1 

vs.  Cleveland   7 —  3 

vs.  Worcester 4 —  3 

vs.  Troy 9—  3 

vs.  Worcester , 6 —  2 

vs.  Providence 6 —  5 

vs.  Troy ,. 10 — 9 

vs.  Detroit 9 —  3 

vs.  Buffalo 4 —  2 

vs.  Worcester 8 —  4 

vs.  Troy  . 5 —  2 

vs.  Cleveland 7 —  4 

vs,  Chicago 4 —  2 

vs.  Detroit 6 —  5 

vs .  Buffalo .  10 —  9 

vs.  Troy 4 —  2 


vs.  Providence 

vs.  Boston  (10  innings) 

vs.  Providence 

vs.  Chicago  

vs.  Boston 

vs.  Detroit . .  . 


3~  1 


Total 

Twentv-nine  g-ames  won. 


. 144-102 


The   defeats  sustained  by  the   Metropolitan  Club  in  games 
with  League  clubs  during  1882,  were  as  follows: 


METROPOLITAN    DEFEATS, 


April  12. 

"       »4- 

"  22. 
"  24. 
"  25. 
"  26. 
"  28. 
29. 
4- 
9- 
19. 


May 

June 

July 


3. 

1.3. 

7- 
S. 

"       H- 

"       19. 

«      27. 

Aug.    4. 


I 


Providence  vs.  Metropolitans 9 —  1 

Providence  vs.  " 9 —  2 

Tro3r             vs.                             11 —  1 

Boston          vs.  "            '.  5 — 3 

Boston           vs.  " 13 —  1 

Boston          vs.  "            5 — o 

Chicago        vs.  " 6 — 4 

Chicago        vs.  "            0—6 

Providence  vs.  Metropolitans 9—  o 

Troy              vs.  "            ....      15 — 10 

Boston          vs.  "            ic — 4 

Chicago        vs.  "            - 4 —  2 

Cleveland    vs.  "            5 —  3 

Detroit          vs.  "            -1 —  3 

Detroit          vs.  "            S  —  3 

Worcester    vs.  "            17 —  5 

Providence  vs.  " 8 — 6 

Boston          vs.  "            . 7 — 4 

Worcester   vs.  "            12 —  6 

Boston          vs.  "            5 —  6 

Boston           vs.  "             12 —  7 

Cleveland     vs.  "            13 — 9 

Providence  vs.  " 7 —  2 

Cleveland    vs.  "            , 8 —  7 

Troy              vs.     •  " 3 —  2 

Cleveland    vs.  " 11—  5 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


39 


Aug-. 

19. 

Chicago        vs. 
Providence  vs. 

" 

2V 

" 

2^. 

Boston          vs. 

" 

26. 

Boston          vs. 

" 

2$. 

Providence  vs. 

" 

^O. 

Buffalo          vs. 

Sept. 

26, 

Providence  vs. 

" 

28. 

Boston          vs. 

Oct. 

fr 

Chicago        vs/ 

" 

4- 

Chicago        vs. 

" 

«>. 

Trov              vs. 

" 

10. 

Boston          vs. 

" 

16 

Cleveland    vs. 

" 

18. 

Cleveland    vs. 

" 

21. 

Buffalo          vs. 

" 

27. 

Providence  vs 

Metropolitan 2 — 


(S  inning's) . 


6-4 

7-  2 

S—  2 

5-  3 
4—  1 

6—  o 
-V      2 

•us 


3—  o 


(8  innings). 


7—4 

9—3 

Total ,..318-135 

Forty-two  games  lost. 

The  record  of  drawn  games  with  League  teams  were  as  fol- 
lows : 

Sept.  21.     Boston  vs. [Metropolitan  (7  innings)  ...... , 1 —  1 

Oct.    14.     Detroit  vs.  "  (11  innings) 3 —  3 

"     20.     Buffalo  vs  (8  innings) , ... 2 —  2 


Total 

Total  games  drawn  3. 


SUMMARY. 


Metropolitan  victories. . .  .29  games.  ..„ ....    194         102 

"  defeats....  42       " 135        318 

drawn 3       "     6  6 

Total  runs 335  to  426 

Total  games  played,  74. 

All  the  games  were  played  on  the  Polo  grounds,  New  York. 


PHILADELPHIA    VICTORIES. 

l  vs.  Boston  (10  innings) 5 —  4 

vs.  Boston 10—9 

vs.  Worcester 4 —  3 

vs.  Chicago  (7  innings) 13 —  o 

vs.  Detroit 4 —  2 

vs.  Providence 3 —  2 

vs.  Cleveland 7 —  3 

vs.  Detroit 5 —  4 

vs.  Troy 6 —  1 

vs.  Troy 8 —  6 

vs.  Cleveland 5 —  o 

vs.  Buffalo 5 —  3 

vs.  Detroit 7 —  6 

vs.  Buffalo 8—7 

vs.  Providence 10 — 8 

vs.  Buffalo 5 —  4 

Total  runs 105 — 62 

Sixteen  games  won. 


April  29. 

Philadelph] 

May   24. 

June      5. 

Aug.     2. 

"        3- 

"       8. 

"      12. 

"      18. 

M      19. 

"      22. 

"      23. 

"      26. 

"      29. 

"     30. 

Oct.    14. 

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PHILADELPHIA    DEFEATS- 


April  8. 

Providence  vs.  Philadelphia 

"     ii. 

Providence  vs- 

"     H* 

Worcester 

vs.             " 

"     15. 

Worcester 

VSi                 " 

"     17. 

Worcester 

VS- 

"     18. 

Troy 

vs.              " 

"     19. 

Providence 

;  vs. 

"     20. 

Troy 

vs-              " 

"     24. 

Chicago 

vs.               " 

"     25, 

Chicago 

vs.              " 

"     26. 

Chicago 

vs.               "                ( 

"     28. 

Boston 

vs.             "              1 

May    9. 

Worcester 

vs. 

"     29. 

Detroit 

vs. 

June    2. 

Chicago 

vs.              " 

"      3- 

Cleveland 

vs.              " 

"      8. 

Boston 

vs. 

"     J7- 

Buffalo 

vs.             " 

"     18. 

Buffalo 

vs 

July     8. 

Boston 

VS-                 " 

"     10. 

Providence 

vs. 

"     H- 

Troy 

vs.              " 

"     J5- 

Troy 

vs.              "              ( 

"      21. 

Boston 

vs.              " 

"      22. 

Boston 

vs. 

Aug.  1. 

Cleveland 

vs.              " 

"      5' 

Buffalo 

vs. 

"     11. 

Detroit 

vs. 

"     H. 

Chicago 

vs.              " 

tf    21, 

Cleveland 

vs.              " 

"     2;. 

Detroit 

vs. 

"     28. 

Buffalo 

( 

Sept.27. 

Boston 

vs.             " 

"    28. 

Providence 

vs.             " 

"    30. 

Troy 

vs. 

Oct.     2. 

Troy 

vs.             " 

"      3- 

Troy 

vs.              " 

"      4- 

Buffalo 

vs.              " 

5' 

Buffalo 

vs.              " 

"       6. 

Boston 

vs.  Philadelphia. 

"      7- 

Boston 

vs.             " 

"       TO. 

Detroit 

vs.              " 

"     I3- 

Cleveland 

vs.              " 

"     21. 

Cleveland 

vs.             " 

(5  innings).. 
(10  innings) . 


(10  innings)  . 


(8  innings) . 


5-  . 
6— 


4— 

S— 


I  CM 


10- 


^—  o 

5—  o 

6-  o 
4—  1 
6-3 
4-  2 
8-  2 
3—  * 

6 
6--  4 


Total  runs 

Forty- four  games  lost. 


DRAWN    GAMES. 


April  10.     Boston          vs.  Philadelphia 12     12 

Sept.  21.     Troy              vs.             "            (10  innings) 3 —  3 

Oct.      9.     Detroit          vs.             "            (11  innings) 3 — 3 

"      16.     Buffalo           vs.             "            (6  innings) 4 —  4 

'      20.     Cleveland     vs.             "            (12  innings) 1 —  1 

Total  runs........ 23—23 

Drawn  games,  5. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE,  41 


SUMMARY. 

Philadelphia  victories 10        Total  runs 105         62 

"  defeats 44  r37       3r5 

"  drawn... 5  '*  • 2$         33 

fotal  games 65  Total   265      400 

The  full  record  of  the   season  of  the    Metropolitan  Club  for 

1882,  is  as  follows: 

With  League  Clubs Victories  29  Defeats  42     Drawn  3    Total' 74 

"      League  Alliance  Clubs.          "  20  "          12         "                    "     33 

"     Outside  Clubs "  30  "           2                             "    32 

"     College  Clubs "  17  "           °        ("                   i(     ll 

"     American  Clubs.. .... .        .     "  5  "           T                                     6 

Totals 101  57  4  162 

The  full  record  of  the  season  of  the   Philadelphia  Club  for 

1882,  is  as  follows: 

With  League  Clubs Victories  16      Defeats  44    Drawn  5    Total  65 

"      Outside  Clubs "  44  "  2         "        o  46 

11      League  Alliance  Clubs.  12  "         20         "         1  33 

Totals 72  OM  6  H4 

The  two  last  games  with  outside  clubs  were  those  they  played 
with  the  Yale  and  Princeton  college  nines. 

THE  NORTHWESTERN  OTACTOHp 


The  formation  of  a  compact,  well-knit  organization  called  the 
Northwestern  Base  Ball  League  is  an  event  of  interest  and  im- 
portance as  illustrating  the  growing  tendency  in  all  sections  to- 
ward placing  the  interests  of  the  game  under  the  protection  of 
strong  governing  bodies .  The  Northwestern  League,  although 
formed  on  the  plan  of  the  National  League,  and  thoroughly 
in  harmony  with  the  general  policy  of  that  organization,  is  in 
no  sense  a  creation  or  even  a  »protege  of  the  older  institution 
The  new  association  is  vigorous  enough  to  take  care  of  itself, 
although  it  has  already  recognized  the  wisdom  of  working  on 
a  mutual  and  reciprocal  understanding  with  both  the  National 
League  and  the  American  Association.  The  first  step  toward 
the  organization  of  the  Northwestern  League  was  taken  at  a 
meeting  held  in  Chicago,  Oct.  27,  1882,  at  which  were  present 
representatives  of  base  ball  clubs  from  Peoria,  Springfield,  and 
Quincv,  111.,  Grand  Rapids,  Bay  City,  and  East  Saginaw,  Mich., 
Toledo,  O.,  and  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  Permanent  organization 
was  effected,  and  the  new  League  was  made  up  from  the  thriv- 
ing cities  above  named.  The  Directors  of  the  Northwestern 
League  were  elected  as  follows :  Toledo,  W.  F.  Calburn ;  Grand 
Rapids,  Elias  Matter ;  Saginaw-,  John  Rust;  Peoria,  V.  H .  Dum- 
beck,  Bay  City,  E.  T.  Bennett;  Quincy,  C.  Overrocker;  Fort 


42  Spalding's  official 

Wayne,  Max  Nerdlinger,  Springfield,  J.  E.  Seery.  The  elec- 
tion of  officers  then  took  place,  with  the  following  result: 
President,  Elias  Matter,  Vice-President,  V  hL  Dumbeck.  The 
Directors  of  the  League  met  again  in  Fort  Wayne,  Dec.  6,  and 
the  organization  was  completed  by  the  election  of  Mr  S .  G 
Morton,  of  Chicago,  as  Secretary,  at  a  salary  of  $250  per  an- 
num, A  telegram  was  sent  to  the  National  League,  then  in 
session  at  Providence,  urging  co-operative  and  reciprocal  ac- 
tion in  the  respect  to  be  paid  to  contracts  with  players.  The 
colors  of  hose  adopted  by  the  different  clubs  were  as  follows: 
Peoria,  red;  Springfield,  white;  Toledo,  blue;  Fort  Wayne, 
olive ;  Quincy,  brown  ,  East  Saginaw,  old  gold ;  Grand  Rap- 
ids, gray  ;    Bay  City,  red  and  black. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  League  was  held  in  Chicago 
at  the  Tremont  House,  Jan.  10,  18S3,  delegates  being  present 
from  all  the  clubs.  The  Port  Huron,  Mich.,  Club  was  admit- 
ted to  membership  in  the  League.  A  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  confer  with  similar  committees  of  the  National 
League  and  the  American  Association,  with  a  view  to  agree- 
ing upon  an  amicable  arrangement  in  the  matter  of  contracts, 
penalties,  etc.  The  constitution  was  adopted,  but  the  playing 
rules  were  laid  over  until  the  March  meeting,  when  the  Na- 
tional League  Playing  Rules  will  probably  be  adopted.  The 
Spalding  League  Ball  was  adopted  for  use  in  all  contests  under 
the  rules  of  the  Northwestern  League.  After  the  unanimous 
election  of  Elias  Matter  as  President,  and  S.  G.  Morton  as 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  League,  the  meeting  adjourned 
to  re-assemble  in  Toledo,  March  6. 

The  Constitution  of  the  Northwestern  League  prohibits  the 
playing  of  games  on  Sunday  by  any  club  or  player  in  the 
League,  and  also  prohibits  the  sale  of  liquors,  and  betting  or 
pool  selling  on  club  grounds,  and  in  its  provisions  generally  is 
similar  to  the  constitution  of  the  National  League. 

OFFICERS  AND  PLAYERS   OF  THE    NORTHWESTERN  BASE 
BALL  LEAGUE  FOR  1883. 

ELIAS  MATTER,  President,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

SAMUEL  G.  MORTON,  Secretary,  10S  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

TOLEDO  BASE  BALL  ASSOCIATION. 
M.  J.  Enright,  President.  Jno.  Farley,  Secretary* 

PLAYERS. 

J.  L.  Par-ons,  Napoleon,  O.  Jno.  C.  Tilley,  New  York  City, 

chas.  H.  Morton,  Akron,  O.  ^*i*iMo-es  F.  Walker,  Steubenville,  O. 

H.  F.  Burkett,  Findlay,  O.  J.  J.  Piggott,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

T.J.  Poorman,  Lock  Haven,  Conn.         Chas.  Ingraham,  Chicago,  111. 
Toseph  Miller,  Wheeling,  W.  Va.  S.  W.  Barkley,  Wheeling.  W-  Va. 

S.  R.  Moftet,  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  43 

OU1NCY  BASE  BALL  ASSOCIATION. 

Wm.  Hade,  President.  J.  Richardson,  Secretary. 

Chas.  Overrocker,  Manager 

PLAYERS. 

Jas.  Casey,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Robt.  Black,  Si.  Louis,  Mo. 

rtenj.  Brady,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Jas.  Davis,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

B.  Featherstone,  Chicago,  111.  Chas.  Jones,  New  York  City. 

Dennis  McGinley. 

PEORIA  BASE  BALL  ASSOCIATION. 

J.  S.  Stevens,  President.  Chas.  Flynn,  Secretary  and  Manager. 

PLAYERS. 

Jno.  J.  Horan,  Chicago,  111.  Jas.  Drew,  Chicago,  111. 

Edward  Hogan,  Chicago,  111.  Geo,  B.  Pinkney, Peoria,  111. 

W.  F.  Krieg,  Petersburg,  111.  Jno.  B.  McSorley,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

FORT  WAYNE  BASE  BALL  CLUB. 

Max  Nerd  linger,  President ,  W.  W.  Rockhill,  Secretary. 

Jno.  Remsen,  Manager. 

players. 
W,  H.  Kinzie,  Chicago,  111.  Bvron  E,  Clarke,  Chicago,  111. 

Wm.  F.  Yott,  "        "  Miltcn  P.  Scott 

Wm.  Geiss  "        "  E.  Merrill  "  " 

Jno,  J.  Remsen,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  Sam  Sowders,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Moses  Phillips,  Alleghany  City,  Pa.      John  A.    Keirns,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

SPRINGFIELD  BASE  BALL   ASSOCIATION. 

Jas.  A.  Fleming,  President.  A.  E.  Bentley,  Secretary. 

C.  J.  Frichtel,  Manager. 

PLAYERS. 

T.  P.  Sullivan,  East  St.  Louis,  111.  Wm.  Calligan,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 

Clarence  Baldwin,  East  St.  Louis,  111.  R,  L.Jones,  Newton,  O. 

Ed.  Stapleton,  Springfield,  111.  Jas.  H.  Manning,  Fall  River,  Mass. 

Thos.  Gunning,  Fall  River,  Mass.  C.  F.  Householder,  Harrisburg,Pa. 

E.  Hengel,  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Joseph  Elick,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

EAST  SAGINAW   BASE  BALL   ASSOCIATION. 

Jno.  J.  Rust,  President.  W.  F.  Clarke,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

A.  W.  Whitney,  Manager. 

PLAYERS. 

John  G.  Clarkson,  Boston,  Mass.  Thos,  Foster,  New  York  City. 

Wm.  Robinson,  Natick,  Mass.  Fred  Nichols,  Bridgeport,  Ct. 

W.  H.    Hawes,  E.  Saginaw,  Mich.  O.  R.  Casey,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

M.  McArthur,  Corona,  Mich.  John  Mansall,  Auburn,  New  York. 

W .  H.  McGunnigle,  Brockton,  Mass. 

GRAND  RAPIDS  BASE   BALL  ASSOCIATION. 
Elias  Matter,  President.  Geo.  R.  Perry,  Secretary. 

H.  M.  Jones,   Manager. 

PLAYERS. 

E.  Gastfield,  Chicago,  111.  F.  W.  Mienkie,  Chicago,  111. 

C.  H.  Goetzean,  Chicago,  111.  Jas.  J.  Hillarv,  **  " 

John  Sullivan,  Rochester,  New  York.     R.  F.  Ross,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Henry  M.  Jones,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  H.  Arundel,  Cleveland,  O. 
T,  Keirns,  Rochester,  New  York.  M.  D.  West,  Mansfield,  O. 


44  spalding's  official 

THE  COLLEGE  SEASON  OF  1882. 


Undoubtedly  the  most  successful  college  base  ball  season  on 
record  was  that  of  1882,  as  far  as  the  number  of  clubs  entering 
for  championship  honors  and  the  general  character  of  the  sea- 
son's play  was  concerned.  In  regard  to  an  individual  club  rec- 
ord in  the  college  arena,  none  has  ever  equaled  that  of  the  Har- 
vard club  in  i87Gv3vhen  they  made  the  most  extensive  and  suc- 
cesiful  base  ball  tour  known  in  the  annals  of  college  club  nines. 
A  feature  of  the  college  season  of '82  was  the  number  of  practice 
games  the  leading  clubs  engaged  in  with  professional  teams, 
especially  during  April.  In  these  games  the  record  of  college 
nine  victories  was  as  follows : 

April  1.  Princeton  vs.  Alaska,  at  Princeton : 13 — n 

"  13.  Prinoeton  vs.  Philadelphia,  at  Philadelphia S — 7 

"  15.  Yale  vs.  Alaska,  at  New  Haven 7 —  5 

"  19.  Yale  vs.  Atlantic,  at  New  Haven 9 — 6 

May  4.  Yale  vs.  Philadelphia,  at  New  Haven 12 — o 

"  9,  Princeton  vs.  Trenton,  at  Princeton 22—1 

July  4.  Princeton  vs.  Olympic,  at  Paterson :  6 —  4 

One  of  the  best  of  these  college  and  professional  games  was 
that  of  April  5,  when  the  Harvards  played  a  very  close  game 
with  the  Metropolitans,  marked  by  a  score  of  3  to  2  only. 
The  Harvards  also  had  a  close  contest  with  the  Boston  team 
April  15,  marked  by  a  score  of  8  to  7,  and  another  on  the  18th, 
when  the  Bostons  had  difficulty  in  winning  by  4  to  2.  The  ten 
innings  match  between  the  Harvards  and  Metropolitans  July  3, 
was  also  well  contested,  the  Mets  winning  by  5  to  4  only.  The 
Athletics  found  difficulty  in  defeating  the  Yale  nine  on  July 
10,  by  6  to  5.  Only  Yale  and  Princeton,  however,  defeated 
professional  teams  in  1882,  the  collegians,  failing  however, 
to  win  a  single  game  from  the  Metropolitans. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  45 

CONSTITUTION    AND   BY-LAWS    OF   THE    AMER- 
ICAN   COLLEGE    BASE    BALL 
ASSOCIATION. 


ADOPTED    AS    AMENDED,    MARCH    2,    1 883. 


Article  I. 

Sec.  1.  The  name  of  this  association  shall  be  the  American 
College  Base  Ball  Association. 

Article  II. 

Sec.  1.  The  following  colleges  shall  constitute  the  associa- 
tion :  Amherst,  Brown,  Harvard,  Princeton  and  Yale . 

Sec.  2.  An  annual  tax  of  fifteen  dollars  shall  be  levied  upon 
each  college  in  the  association,  payable  on  or  before  the  first 
day  of  May ;  said  tax  to  be  expended  upon  a  trophy  for  the 
champion  nine. 

Sec.  3.  No  college  other  than  those  named  shall  be  ad- 
mitted to  membership  except  bv  the  unanimous  consent  of  the 

members  of  the  association. 

p 

Article  III. 

Sec.  1.  The  officers  shall  consist  of  a  president,  two  vice- 
presidents,  secretary  and  treasurer,  and  a  judiciary  committee 
of  one  from  each  college,  the  president  of  the  association  being 
ex-officio  chairman  of  the  committee,  and  having  a  vote  only 
in  case  of  a  tie.  All  officers  shall  be  elected  by  ballot,  except 
the  judiciarv  committee. 

Article  IV. 

Sec.  i.  The  series  of  games  shall  consist  of  two  with  each 
college :  The  first  game  only  on  each  home  grounds,  or  on 
grounds  mutually  agreed  upon,  counting.  And  the  champion- 
ship shall  be  decided  by  the  greatest  number  of  games  won. 
In  case  of  tie  for  the  championship,  one  game  shall  be  played 
by  each  club  thus  tying,  with  each  of  the  other  tying  clubs. 
Said  game  to  be  played  upon  grounds  mutually  agreed  upon, 
and  within  ten  days  after  the  last  schedule  game. 

Article  V. 

Sec  r.  Each  club  shall  receive  its  entire  home  gate  receipts 
and  pay  its  own  expenses. 


46  SPALDING 's    OFFICIAL 

Article  VI. 

Sec.  i.  Any  club  having  agreed  to  play  a  championship 
game  with  another  club  on  a  certain  day,  and  refusing  or  fail- 
ing to  meet  its  engagement,  shall,  unless  the  failure  be  caused 
by  an  unavoidable  accident  in  traveling,  or  the  game  be  pre- 
vented by  rain,  or  postponed  with  the  consent  in  writing  of  the 
other  club,  forfeit  its  membership  in  the  association.  A  certifi- 
cate signed  by  at  least  three  members  of  the  faculty  shall  be 
also  considered  a  sufficient  excuse  for  failure  to  play  a  schedule 
game;  said  certificate  must  be  forwarded  to  other  nine  within 
one  week  after  the  failure  to  play. 

Sec.  2.  In  case  of  a  postponed  game,  the  visiting  club  shall 
furnish  three  dates,  one  of  which  shall  be  Saturday,  falling  be- 
fore the  commencement  of  the  home  nine,  which  dates  must 
be  furnished  within  two  days  after  the  time  of  the  game  post- 
poned. 

Sec.  3.  Tie  games  shall  be  considered  the  same  as  postponed 
games,  but  shall  be  played  on  grounds   mutually  agreed   upon. 

Article  VII. 

Sec.  1.  Any  student  who  has  been  pursuing  a  course  of 
study  through  the  entire  collegiate  year,  and  whose  college  ex- 
penses are  in  any  way  borne  by  men  connected  with  base  ball 
interests,  shall  be  eligible  for  college  nine.  Any  student  who 
shall  play  on  a  professional  base  ball  nine,  or  receive  pay  there- 
for, shall  not  be  eligible.  Questions  of  eligibility  to  be  investi- 
gated and  decided  by  the  judiciary  committee,  on  application  of 
any  college. 

Article  VIII. 

Sec.  1.  The  association  shall,  at  its  annual  meeting,  appoint 
twenty  umpires.  The  secretary  shall  obtain  the  address  in  full 
of  each  umpire  thus  appointed,  and  publish  the  list  in  Spald- 
ing's   Base  Ball  Guide. 

Sec,  2.  The  visiting  club,  not  less  than  seven  days  before 
each  game,  shall  submit  to  the  home  club  the  names  of  seven 
umpires,  none  of  whom  shall  live  in  the  city  of  the  visiting 
club,  or  be  an  alumnus  or  under  graduate  of  either  college. 
The  home  club  shall  produce  one  of  the  seven  umpires  on  the 
ground  in  season  for  the  game ;  in  case  of  non-compliance  with 
this  section,  the  umpire  shall  be  chosen  by  the  visiting  club. 

Sec.  3.  The  umpire  shall,  in  addition  to  his  actual  expenses, 
receive  a  fee  of  fifteen  dollars,  neither  more  nor  less. 


BASK    BALL    GUIDE.  47 

Article  IX. 

Sec.  i.  The  annual  meeting  of  this  association  shall  be 
held  at  Springfield,  the  second  Friday  in  March,  at  9  a.  m.,  each 
college  to  be  represented  by  not  more  than  three  delegates. 
Any  extra  meeting  may  be  called  by  the  delegates  at  the  re- 
quest of  four  colleges. 

Article   X. 

Sec.  1.  A  two-thirds  vote  of  the  association  shall  be  re- 
quired to  amend  this  Constitution.  All  votes  shall  be  taken 
**bv  colleges." 


BY-LAWS. 

1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  secretary  to  see  to  the  printing 
of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws,  and  the  proceedings  of  the 
association  in  convention,  together  with  the  individual  records 
of  the  previous  year's  players. 

2.  The  scorer  of  the  winning  nine,  in  each  game,  shall 
send  the  score  to  the  secretary  of  the  association  within  one 
week  of  the  time  of  playing,  under  a  penalty  of  a  fine  of  five 
(5)  dollars. 

3.  All  official  printing  shall  be  awarded  to  A- 
G.  Spalding  &  Bro's,  of  Chicago,  111. 

4.  The  secretary  of  the  assocation  shall  send,  annually,  to 
each  official  scorer  of  the  association,  ten  (10)  blanks  on  which 
the  score  shall  be  sent  as  provided  for  above. 

5.  Immediately  on  the  completion  of  all  games  necessary  to 
the  award  of  the  championship,  the  formal  vote  of  each  col- 
lege, signed  by  at  least  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  preceding 
convention,  shall  be  forwarded  to  the  secretary  of  the  associa- 
tion, for  the  disposition  of  the  pennant,  the  money  for  which 
shall  thereupon  be  forwarded  to  the  manager  of  the  winning 
club. 


The  foregoing  is  a  correct  copy  of  the  Constitution  and  By- 
Laws  as  amended  and  adopted  by  the  American  Base  Ball  As- 
sociation, at  Springfield,  March  2,  1883. 

JAS.  S.  HARLAN, 

Secretary. 
Princeton  College, 

March  7,  I883. 


48 


SPALDING  S    OFFICIAL 


Annual  meeting  of  the  American  College  Base    Ball 
Association. 

The  delegates  from  the   six   colleges   which    constitute   the 
American  College  Base  Ball  Association,  held  their  fourth  an- 
nual meeting  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  March  2,  1883,  at  the  Mass- 
asoit  House      The  delegates  were:     W.  Z.  Stuart  W   F  Wil- 
cox, ot  Amherst;  .S.  S.  Green,  A.  T.  Wall,    of  Brown;  A.  A 
Maxwell,  F.  M.  Douglas,    of  Dartmouth;    A.Crocker,    W    H 
,    Coohdge,  of  Harvard,  J.  S.  Harlan,  F.  R.  Wadleigh.  of  Prince- 
ton ;  A.  Hubbard,  C.  H.  Yates,  of  Yale. 
The  following  officers  were  chosen  for  1883 : 
President,  Mr.  Yates,  of  Yale;  Vice-Presidents,  Mr.  Crocker 
of  Harvard,  and  Mr.  Green,  of  Brown;    Secretary   and   Treas- 
urer, Mr.  Harlan,  of  Princeton. 

The  championship  for  "1882  was  unanimously  voted  to  Yale 
s  As  it  was  impossible  for  some  of  the  colleges  of  the  associa- 
tion to  play  games  at  Hanover  this  season,  Princeton,  Harvard 
Brown  and  Amherst  tendered  their  resignations  Dartmouth 
however,  withdrew  from  the  association,  and  the  resignations 
were  tabled.  & 

Mr.  Curtis,  of  Lyman  &  Curtis,  N.  Y.,  representing  A  G 
Spalding  &  Bro's,  of  Chicago,  was  then  permitted  to  appear  be- 
fore the  association  to  advocate  the  adootion  of  the  S  elding 
League  Ball.  Sample  balls  were  submitted  and  examined  by 
the  delegates.  After  some  discussion,  the  Spalding  ball  was 
adopted  as  the  official  ball  of  the  association,  and  the  secretary 
was  ordered  to  notify  Mr.  Curtis  of  the  same. 

The  constitution  was  then  read,  and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stu- 
art, Art.  VIII,  Sec.  1,  of  Constitution  was  stricken  out,  and  the 
following  was  adopted  instead: 

^  Art.  VIII,  Sec.  1.  The  association  shall  at  its  annual  meet- 
ing appoint  twenty  umpires.  The  secretary  shall  obtain  the  ad- 
dress in  full  of  each  umpire  thus  appointed,  and  publish  the 
list  in  Spalding's  Base  Ball  Guide. 

Sec  2.  The  visiting  club,  not  less  than  seven  davs  before 
each  game,  shall  submit  to  the  home  club  the  names  of  seven 
umpires,  none  of  whom  shall  live  in  the  city  of  the  visiting 
club,  or  be  an  alumnus  or  under  graduate  of  either  college 
The  home  club  shall  produce  one  of  the  seven  umpires  on  the 
ground  in  season  for  the  game;  in  case  of  non-compliance  with 
this  section,  the  umpire  shall  be  chosen  bv  the  visiting  club. 

Sec.  3.  The  umpire  shall,  in  addition  to  his  actual  expenses 
receive  a  fee  of  fifteen  dollars,  neither  more  nor  less. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  convention  will  be  held  hereafter 
on  the  second  Friday  of  March,  instead  of  the  first;  each  col- 
lege to  be  represented  by  "not  more  than  three  delegates  *2 
and  all  voting  is  to  be  "bv  colleges," 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  49 

Some  further,  but  unimportant,  changes  were  made,  all  of 
which  can  be  ^een  in  the  constitution  amended  and  adopted  as 
it  appears  appended  to  this  report. 

The  following  umpires  were  then  chosen  : 

i.  John  Kelly,  of  New  York. 

2.  \Vm.  McLean,  of  Philadelphia 

3.  E.  J.  Calahan,  of    Boston. 

4    C.  A.  Fulmer,  of  Philadelphia. 

5.  Joseph  Quinn,  of  Boston. 

6.  Otis  Tilden,  of  Brockton. 

7.  Cronin,  of  . 

8.  Philip  Powers,  of  New  York. 

9.  A.  J.  Reach,  of  Philadelphia. 

10.  J.  A.  Cross,  of  Providence. 

11.  G.  W.  Bradley,  of  Rochester. 

12.  T.  F.  Donovan,  of  Boston. 

13.  Donnelly,  of . 

14.  Frank  Gardiner,  of  Brockton. 

15.  Jackson,  of — . 

16.  Kennedy,  of . 

17.  Frank  Burlingame,  of  Providence. 

18.  F.  W.  Eldridge,  of  Boston. 

19.  Thomas  Lynch,  of  New  York. 

20.  Reipschlager,  of  — . 

The  playing  rules  adopted  by  the  National  League  for  the 
season  of  1883,  were  adopted  by  the  association,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  rule  51  (3),  which,  differing  from  the  League  rules, 
permits  of  a  batsman  being  put  out  on  a  foul  bound  catch. 

The  schedule  of  games  was  then  prepared,  read,  and  adopted ; 
after  which  the  convention  adjourned  at  5  145  p.  m. 

JAS.  S.   HARLAN, 

Secretary. 

The  following  is  the  record  of  the  Intercollegiate  Association 
champion  contests  for  1882: 

May  6.  Harvard  vs.  Brown,  at  Cambridge 7 —  6 

M  S.  Brown  vs.  Dartmouth,  at  Hanover 12 — 9 

"  10.  Yale  vs.  Brown,  at  New  Haven 4 —  2 

"  \o  Dartmouth  vs.  Amherst,  at  Hanover . , 23 —  7 

'*  13.  Amherst  vs.  Princeton,  at  Amherst  (7  innings) 8 —  7 

"  15.  Princeton  vs.  Dartmouth,  at  Hanover   6 — 4 

M  17.  Dartmouth  vs.  Harvard,  at  Cambridge 11 — 8 

"  18.  Brown  vs.  Dartmouth,  at  Providence 22 — 13 

"  19.  Princeton  vs.  Harvard,  at  Princeton 9 —  4 

"  23.  Brown  vs.  Yale,  at  Providence 9 —  8 

"  23.  Princeton  vs.  Amherst,  at  Princeton 16—  4 

"  24.  Yale  vs.  Amherst,  at  New  Haven 13 —  1 

"  27.  Harvard  vs.  Yale,  at  New  Haven 10—  7 


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May  27.  Brown  vs.  Princeton-,  at  Princeton 

'      29.  Harvard  vs.  Amherst,  at  Amherst    ' 5~  i 

"    30-  Yale  vs.  Princeton,  at  New  York  X?~  « 

1.  Princeton  vs.  Dartmouth,  at  Prin  —  ' 


June 


Yale  vs.  Dartmouth,  at  New  Haven  (10  innino-V)' ^ 

.  _rd.  at  Camhrirlo-^ 

Amherst 


22. 
24. 
26. 


Princeton  vs.  Harvard,  at  Cambridge 
Amherst  vs.  Brown,  at  Amherst 
Princeton  vs.  Brown,  at  Providence" 
v  ale  vs.  Dartmouth,  at  New  York 
Amherst  vs.  Dartmouth,  at  Amherst  *. 
Harvard  vs.  Amherst,  at  Cambridge 
Harvard  vs.  Brown,  at  Providence 
Yale  vs.  Amherst,  at  Amherst 
Yale  vs.  Harvai 


4 
9—  3 

4—  3 


8  -  3 

9—7 


21—8 


1  ale  vs.  Harvard,  at  Cambridge ...     *       A 

Princeton  vs.  Yale,  at  New  York           8__  4 

Dartmouth  vs.  Harvard,  at  Hanover.'.' .;.-    _J 

*y.     \  ale  vs.  Prineeton,  at  New  Haven          *       : 

2q.     Amherst  vs.  Brown,  at  Providence . . . ".     _  5 

Those  who  led  the  batting  averages'  in  '  each  club  in  't&col 
lege  championship  arena,  were  as  follows: 


Games 


PLAYERS.  COLLEGE. 

§Sn*--: Brown 

Wadlegh Princeton 

£*rke.r Dartmouth... 

Olmstead Harvard.. 

Vun!' Yale 

A™ Amherst.. 

In    the    list  of    the   first   ten   players    „ 
brown   had   four  players,  Yale,   two,  and    Harvard 
Amherst  and  Dartmouth,  one  each. 


Per  cent,  of 

base  hits. 
.42S 
•395 
•377 
377 
•372 
,  -304 
2f   the    batting, 

Princeton, 


The  club  averages  of  the  college  season  of  1882,  in  fielding 


are  as  f< 


The  club  batting  averages  are  as  folic 


c 

BATTING. 

73 

0  <u 

pq 

.s  ° 

0<      OG 

C       -~ 

0  <u 
Oh      PQ 

I 

Vale 

426 
412 
402 

39i 
410 

129 
121 
103 
90 
89 

_7S_ 

167 
*53 

m 

us 
104 
94 

•303 
294 
.256 
.230 
.217 
.216 



2 

Brown . . . 

•3S3 

1 

Harvard  . . 

•371 

4 

Dartmouth  .... 

^33 

s 

Princeton 

.302 

6 

Amherst 

•  254 
.271 

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51 


The  fielding  averages  of  the  college  season  are  given  in  full 
in  order  to  show  the  names  of  the  plavers  of  the  several 
competing  teams  of  the  season  of  1S82: 

Per  Cent,  of 
Games        Chances 
players.  colleges.  Played.      Accepted. 

PITCHERS. 

Jones Yale 

Smith Brown 

Harris Amherst 

Bean Harvard 10 

Gay Dartmouth 

Ernst Princeton 

CATCHERS. 

Hubbard Yale 

Matthe  wson Dartmouth 

Savage Amherst 

Schenck Princeton 

Bassett Brown 

Crocker Harvard 


FIRST   BASEMEN. 

S.  Hopkins Yale 

Chase Brown 

Hamlin Amherst 

Partridge Dartmouth 

Larkin Princeton 

Burt Harvard 


SECOND   BASEMEN. 

Parker Dartmouth  . , 

Coolidge Harvard 

Badger Yale 

Rafterty Princeton 11 

Tavlor  ". Amherst 

Dilts Brown 

THIRD   BASEMEN. 

Harlan Princeton 

Piatt Yale 

Chellis Dartmouth 

LeMoyne Harvard 

Greene Brown 

Hunt Amherst 


SHORT   STOP. 

Cushman Dartmouth 

Camp Yale 

Baker Harvard 

Wilson Princeton 

Gardner Amherst 

Shedd Brown 


LEFT   FIELDERS. 


Webster Dartmouth 

Clark Princeton. . 

Olmstead Harvard 

Arnd Amherst 

H.  Hopkins Yale 

Payne Princeton.. 


II 

.866 

10 

.811 

[O 

-806 

to 

•77S 

9 

•  763 

0 

•733 

9 

.828 

8 

•'45 

8 

•738 

[i 

•73o 

6 

.722 

3 

•639 

1 

.972 

0 

.968 

[O 

.967 

[O 

•952 

II 

•945 

7 

.892 

[0 

•933 

0 

.909 

1 

.870 

1 

.851 

IO 

.849 

0 

.815 

II 

I 

.841 
.780 

5 

.762 

0 

.748 

6 

.681 

7 

.603 

ro 

.790 

11 

•773 

9 

.778 

1 1 

.761 

6 

•743 

to 

•634 

10 

.909 

6 

•357 

10 

.781 

10 

.727 

11 

.667 

10 

.667 

52 


SPALDING'S    OFFICIAL 


CENTER    FIELDERS. 

Wadleigh. Princeton. . ....... 

Smith Yale 

Doran "Brown. "... .... 

Bayden Amherst 

Coombs Dartmouth 

Nichols Harvard 


RIGrlT    FIELDERS. 

Harris Princeton 

Durfee Brown 

Wilcox Yale 

gall .'..'.'Harvard*.'.'.*'.".'."'.*.'.' 

Buffam Amherst 

Hale Dartmouth 


9 

IO 

*6&| 

4 

.647 

8 

.615 

8 

.526 

ti 

.800 

IO 

.789 

ti 

•733 

3 

.746 

7 

.643 

5 

.639 

The  other  players  who  took  part  in  the  college  matches  of 
the  championship  arena  were:  For  Harvard,  Lovering  •  for 
Princeton,  Moffat  and  J.  M.  Harlan ;  for  Amherst,  Smith,  Clark 
and  Chase,  and  for  Dartmouth,  Guleck,  Dickey  and  Nettleton. 

The  record  of  the  college  championship  season  of  1882  is  as 
follows : 


COLLEGES. 


Yale   

Princeton   .. 
Harvard  . . . 

j  Amherst.  . 

I  Brown.  . . . 
Dartmouth 
! Games  Lost.. 


*0 

a 

OJ 

*j  0 

S£ 

** 

»m 

V 

u  a> 

s 

ai 

O 

O 





II 

.727 

II 

.636 

IO 

.500 

IO 

.400 

.400 
10  J.300 


YALE'S   VICTORIES. 

May  10,  Yale  vs.  Brown ,       4 2 

"     24,       "       "    Amherst o 13—1 

June  27,       «       «    Princeton .  9—  z 

May  30,       "       «            «         , j  ?       g 

June    3,       "       «    Dartmouth ./....!...  z—  a 

"    6,    «    «       « ;;  g    * 

"     22,       «       "Harvard c—  1 

"     29,       «       "Amherst 21—8 

PRINCETONS  VICTORIES. 

June    6,  Princeton  vs.  Brown 10 8 

May  15,           «             «    Dartmouth .'[]  6—4 

44     19)          i4            "   Harvard 9—4 


BAfcB    BALL    GUIDE. 


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May  23,   Princeton  vs.  Amherst .  16 

June    1,          "            "   Dartmouth io- 

3,          H            "    Harvard.... 9- 

"     24,          "       ,     "Yale.. 8- 

HARVARD'S  VICTORIES. 

May     6,  Harvard  vs.  Brown. ....    , 7 

June  12,         ""         "          " 17. 

May  29,           "         "    Amherst 19- 

June    9,           '«         "            "         10- 

May  27           "         M   Yale ; io 

Total , 

BROWN'S  VICTORIES, 

May    8,  Brown  vs.  Dartmouth 12 

i4      18,         "         '«             «          22- 

"     23,        "        "    Yale " 9- 

u      27,         "         "    Princeton 15 

AMHERST'S  VICTORIES. 

June    3,  Amherst  vs.  Brown., 4 

"     20,          "          "          "      10 

"        7,          "          "Dartmouth 9 

May  13,          "          "    Princeton 8 

DARTMOUTH'S  VICTORIES. 

May  17,  Dartmouth  vs.  Harvard 11 

June  26,             "            "           "         11- 

May  10,             "            "    Amherst 23- 


-13 
-  8 


—7 


-34 


-  9 
-13 

-  8 

—  9 


-10 

-  7 


OFFICIAL  RECORD  OF  AVERAGES-1882. 


AMERICAN  COLLEGE  BASE  BALL  ASSOCIATION. 


Name. 


Smith 

Wadleigh 

Durf  ee 

fr  Olmstead 

\  Parker 

Camp 


U 


B.  ;49 
P.  A$ 
B.  I46 

Y.  151 


Bat. 
Averg. 


P.  O. 


Fielding 
Average. 


•925 

.321 

.904 

.781 
.926 
•793 


Fielding 
Rank- 


s' 
*7 
36 
10 
32 


54 


SPALDING  S    OFFICIAL 


NAME, 


dp 


S.  Green. 

Piatt  

Pavne 

j  Difts 

{  S.  Hopkins. . 
j  Partridge  . . . 
(  Chase 

Hunt. 

Burt 

Arnd 

Hall 

Smith 

Jones ... 

Webster 

Harlan 

Taylor 

Coblidge 

Badger 

i  Ernst 

1  Hubbard .... 

H.  Hopkins. 

Larkin 

J  Baker 

(  Wilcox 

Nichols 

Le  Moyne... . 

Savage" 

Gardner 

Hamlin 

(  Wilson 

■\  Coombs 

(  Doron    

Bassett 

Bean 

j  Matheuson. . 
(  Cushman. . . . 

Schenck  . .    . 

Shedd 

Harris    

Crocker  

Chellis 

Rafferty 

BurTum  

Gay 

Bo}den 

Harris 

Clark 


U 

B.   46 
Y.   4S 

5-  :3°i 

B0  ,49!  16 

47 


40 

A.  40  n 
H.  51  14 
Y.  go  14 
P.  44  12 
V.   44 

H.  50 

A*'4 


A. 

4' 
42 

A. 

39 

P. 

44 

D. 

44 

B. 

49 

B. 

«o 

H. 

37 

D. 

4^ 

D. 

44 

P. 

47 

B. 

P 

P. 

4-1 

H. 

f6 

D. 

40 

P. 

42 

A. 

^ 

1>. 

39 

A. 

^4 

A. 

*0 

P. 

15 

Bat 

Averg. 


•369 
•354 
•333 
.326 
.326 
.319 
.319 
•3i7 
.310 
.304 
.295 
.294 
.201 
.2S2 
.271 

•275 
.274 
.280 
.272 
.272 
.265 
•254 
-243 
.243 
.240 
.227 
.219 
.214 
.205 
.204 
.204 
.204 
.200 
.189 
.1S1 
.1S1 

.170 

.146 

.136 
.130 
.125 
.119 
,114 

.102 

.083 

.066 
•055 


P.  o. 


39 


26 

*03 

82 

Qi 

25 

73 
24 
29 
3* 


23 
28 
29 
39 

2 

64 

11 

"5 


30 


26 


Fielding 
Average. 


.782 
.700 
.687 
.823 
.971 
•953 
•959 
.703 
.880 

.S36 

.878 
.924 

•9*3 

.82S 
.850 
.910 

.871 
.865 

•973 
,666 
•944 
.762 

.785 
.700 

.734 
.921 
.764 
•954 
.750 
.600 
.722 
.S90 
.972 
.878 
.S66 
•93S 
.62% 

■P* 

.821 
.68 1 
.846 
.562 
•935 
•639 
.915 
.857 


Fielding 
Rank. 


LESS  THAN  SIX  GAMES. 


Nettleton  . 

Hale 

Lovering. . 

Moffat 

{  Smith  .... 
)  Dickey 


D. 

10  4 

.400 

2 

0 

5 

JL>. 

18  s 

.277 

3 

1 

3 

H. 

17  3 

.176 

43 

0 

2 

P. 

18  3 

.166 

8 

6 

2 

A. 

12  1 

.0S3 

1 

7 

3 

1). 

12I  1 

.083 

0 

n 

2 

.285 
.571 

•955 
•875 
.Soo 
.846 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  55 

AMERICAN  COLLEGE  BASE  BALL  ASSOCIATION. 
OFFICIAL  SCHEDULE.    1883. 

May  5,  Harvard  versus  Brown,  at  Providence. 

May  5,  Amherst  versus  Yale,  at  New  Haven. 

May  11,  Brown  versus  Amherst,  at  Amherst. 

May  12,  Harvard  versus  Yale,  at  New  Haven. 

May  14,  Harvard  versus  Amherst,  at  Amherst. 

May  iS,  Harvard  versus  Princeton,  at  Princeton. 

May  19,  Harvard  versus  Princeton,  at  Princeton  (exhibition). 

May  19,  Yale  versus  Brown,  at  Providence. 

May  23,  Brown  versus  Harvard,  at  Cambridge. 

May  23,  Amherst  versus  Princeton,  at  New  York. 

May  24,  Amherst  versus  Princeton,  at  Princeton. 

May  26,  Yale  versus  Harvard,  at  Cambridge. 

May  26,  Brown  versus  Princeton,   at   Princeton  (exhibition), 

May  28,  Brown  versus  Princeton,  at  Princeton. 

May  30,  Yale  versus  Princeton,  at  New  York. 

May  30,  Amherst  versus  Harvard,  at  Cambridge. 

June  1,  Princeton  versus  Harvard,  at  Cambridge. 

June  2,  Princeton  versus  Harvard,  at  Cambridge  (exhibition). 

June  2,  Brown  ^versus  Yale,  at  New  Haven. 

June  4,  Princeton  versus  Brown,  at  Proviaence. 

June  6,  Brown  versus  Harvard,  at  Cambridge  (exhibition). 

June  8,  Amherst  versus  Brown,  at  Providence. 

June  13,  Yale  versus  Amherst,  at  Amherst. 

June  19,  Princeton  versus  Yale,  at  New  York. 

June  20,  Harvard  versus  Brown,  at  Providence  (exhibition), 

June  21,  Yale  versus  Harvard,  at  Cambridge.  " 

June  26,  Harvard  versus  Yale,  at  New  Haven. 

COLLEGE   CL.UBS   IX   THE   WEST. 

Within  the  past  few  years  there  has  been  qutte  a  growth  of 
interest  in  the  college  base  ball  playing  in  the  West,  and  espe- 
cially has  this  been  the  case  since  the  establishment  of  the  West- 
ern Inter-Collegiate  Base  Ball  Association  or  League,  which 
was  organized  Dec.  23,  18S1,  the  University  of  Michigan,  the 
Northwestern  University  of  Evanston,  111.,  and  Racine  being 
the  first  representatives  of  the  Association.  Afterward  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  joined  the  Association.  The  first 
season's  campaign  of  the  clubs  of  the  new  association  ended 
in  1882,  with  the  result  of  the  success  of  the  Michigan  Uni- 
versity nine,  the  other  three  clubs  being  for  second  place. 

The  officers  of  the  Western  College  League  were  as  follows 
for  1882:  President,  F.  W.  Davenport,  of  Michigan  University, 
Ann    Arbor,   Mich.;  Vice-Presidents,  W.   A.   Dyche,  North- 


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western  University,  Evanston,  111.,  and   H.  Brumbach,  Racine, 
Wis. ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,   Colin  Fyffe,  Racine,  Wis 

The  championship  season  of  the  College  League  began 
May  6  and  ended  on  June  3,  the  record  of  the  games  played 
being  as  follows : 


WESTERN    COLLEGE    LEAGUE    RECORD. 
SEASON   OF    l382. 

May  6.     Wisconsin  vs.  Racine,  at  Madison 7 —  6 

"     13.  Northwestern  vs.  Wisconsin  University,  at  Madison. . .  21  — 16 

"     17.     Racine  vs.  Wisconsin  University,  at  Racine 31 —  7 

"     19.  Wisconsin  University  vs.  Northwestern,  at  Evanston. .  13 —  7 

"     20.     Michigan  University  vs.  Wisconsin,  at  Ann  Arbor 20 — 8 

"     22.     Racine  vs.  Northwestern,  at  Racine 10 —  9 

"     29.  A.  M.,  Michigan  University  vs.  Racine,  at  Racine. ....  12 —  2 

'•     29.     P.  M.,  Michigan  University  vs.  Racine,  at  Racine 11 — 10 

"     30.     Michigan  vs.  Wisconsin,  at  Madison 16 —  6 

"     31.     Michigan  vs.  Northwestern,  at  Evanston 20 —  3 

June  1.     Northwestern  vs.  Racine,  at  Evanston 11  — 10 

11      3.  Michigan  vs.  Northwestern,  at  Ann  Arbor  (forfeited),  9 — o 


The  following  is  the  record  of  the  championship: 


"S  5 
^  bi: 

u 

c 
"u 

£  0 

>   c 

If 

C/3 

eg 

1 1 
p  0 

O 
O 
O 

0 

2 

I 
I 

4 

2 

I 

I 

4 

2 

1 
1 

4 

5 
2 
2 
2 

1 1 

79 
69^ 

57 
5* 

Racine 

Wisconsin , 

Northwestern 

Games  lost 

RECORD     OF    CLUBS. 


CD 

B 

U3 

J; 

pq 

'Si 

Put  Out. 

Assists. 

V) 
Sh 

0 

Ih 

(-1 

III 

^     ~     X 

U   n   ri 

a,  °pq 

Michigan 

21S 
246 
252 
198 

79 
69 

57 
5i 

69 
62 
65 

4S 

123    100 
147!     96 
158      S5 
1261     81 

40 

7^ 
104 
90 

.316   .817 

Racine 

Wisconsin 

.252 

.257 
.242 

.266 

•771 
.700 

Northwestern 

.696 

•753 

Average 

The  individual  averages  of  the  players  of  the  three  clubs 
who  played  in  three  games  and  over  are  appended.  For  these 
figures  we  are  indebted  to  the  able  Secretary  Mr  Colin  Fyffe. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


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PLAYERS    AVERAGES. 


C/3 

e 

■m  d 

p 

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58 


SPALDING  S   OFFICIAL 


AGREEMENT  BETWEEN  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE, 
AMERICAN  ASSOCIATION,  AND  NORTH- 
WESTERN LEAGUE. 

The  National  League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs,  the 
American  Association  of  Base  Bali  Clubs,  and  the  North- 
western League  of  Base  Ball  Clubs,  in  consideration  of  the 
mutual  advantages  to  be  derived  therefrom,  agree  each  with 
the  other,  as  follows: 

First:  The  players  named  in  the  lists  hereto  attached  shall 
be  deemed  to  be  players  in  good  standing,  in  their  respective 
clubs,  as  named  in  said  lists,  until  November  i,  unless  sooner 
expelled  or  released,  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  no  Club  mem- 
ber of  either  of  the  parties  hereto  shall  contract  with,  or  em- 
ploy, either  of  said  players  for  any  period  prior  to  said  Novem- 
ber i,  1883,  unless  said  player  be  duly  released,  and  notice 
thereof  given,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Second  :  Any  player  not  named  on  the  lists  hereto  attached, 
or  who  was  not,  prior  to  January  1,  1883,  expelled  or  suspended 
for  the  season  of  1833,  by  either  of  the  parties  to  this  agreement, 
who  shall  be  employed  for  the  season  of  1883,  or  any  part 
thereof,  by  any  Club  member  of  either  of  the  parties  hereto, 
shall  be  deemed  and  held  to  be  a  player  in  good  standing  of 
such  club,  for  any  term  of  service  terminating  by  November 
i,  1883,  that  may  be  stipulated  in  his  contract  of  employment, 
provided  that  written  notice  of  such  contract,  in  accordance 
with  the  rules  of  the  Association  to  which  the  contracting  Club 
belongs,  shall  be  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  such  Association, 
and  communicated  by  him  in  writing  to  the  Secretaries  of  the 
other  two  Associations,  by  whom  such  notice  shall  in  turn  be 
served  upon  the  Clubs  composing  such  other  two  Associations, 
and,  on  receipt  of  such  notice,  every  Club  member  of  all  the 
parties  hereto,  excepting  the  contracting  Club,  shall  be  debarred 
from  employing  or  playing  the  said  player  at  any  time  prior  to 
the  expiration  of  the  said  term  of  service,  excepting  as  herein- 
after provided. 

Third :  When  a  player  is  expelled  or  suspended  in  accord- 
ance with  its  rules,  by  either  of  the  parties  hereto,  notice  of 
such  expulsion  or  suspension  shall  be  served  upon  the  Secreta- 
ries of  the  other  two  Associations  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Asso- 
ciation from  whose  Club  such  player  shall  have  been  expelled 
or  suspended ;  and  the  Secretaries  of  such  other  two  Associa- 
tions shall  forthwith  serve  notice  of  such  expulsion  or  suspen- 
sion upon  the  Club  members  of  such  other  two  Associations, 
and,  from  the  receipt  of  such  notice,  all  Club  members  of  all 
the  parties  hereto,  shall  be  debarred  from  employing  or  playing 
with,  or  against,  such  expelled  or  suspended  player,  until  the 


BASE    HALL    GUIDE.  59 

period  of  suspension  shall  have  terminated,  or  the  expulsion 
be  revoked  by  the  Association  from  which  such  player  was 
expelled,  and  due  notice  of  such  revocation  served  upon  the 
Secretaries  of  the  other  two  Associations,  and  by  them  upon 
their  respective  Clubs. 

Fourth :  No  contract  shall  be  made  for  the  services  of  any 
payer  by  any  Club  member  of  either  of  the  parties  hereto  for 
a  longer  period  than  seven  months,  beginning  April  ist,  and 
terminating  October  31st,  in  each  year,  and  no  such  contract  for 
services  to  be  rendered  after  the  expiration  of  the  present  year 
shall  be  made  prior  to  the  10th  day  of  October  of  each  year, 
nor  shall  any  negotiation  be  entered  into  by  or  between"  any 
Club  or  agent  thereof,  with  any  player  for  services  to  be  rendered 
in  an  ensuing  year,  prior  to  the  said  10th  day  of  October 

Fifth :  On  the  20th  day  of  September  of  each  year,  each 
Club  member  of  the  parties  hereto  shall  transmit  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  its  Association  a  list  of  names  of  any  players,  not  ex- 
ceeding eleven  in  number,  on  that  date  under  contract  with 
such  Club,  which  such  club  desires  to  reserve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  accompanied  by  a  statement  over  the  signature  of  the  Sec- 
retary of  such  Club,  that  such  Club  is  willing  to  pay  not  less 
than  one  thousand  dollars  as  the  compensation  of  each  player 
so  reserved,  in  the  contract  to  be  made  with  him  for  the  ensuing 
season,  provided  such  Club  be  a  member  of  the  National 
League,  or  American  Association;  and,  if  a  member  of  the 
North  Western  League  or  of  any  Alliance  Club  of  any  party 
hereto,  seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  And  the  Secretary 
of  each  Association  shall,  on  the  25th  day  of  September, 
transmit  to  the  Secretaries  of  the  other  two  Associations,  parties 
hereto,  a  full  list  of  players  thus  reserved.  The  Secretary  ot 
each  Association  shall,  thereupon,  on  the  5  th  day  of  October, 
transmit  to  each  Club  member  of  such  Association  a  full  list  of 
all  players  so  reserved  by  all  Clubs  then  composing  the  three 
Associations,  and  no  Club  member  of^ either  of  the  parties 
hereto,  shall  have  the  right  to  contract,  negotiate  with,  or  em- 
ploy any  player  so  reserved  by  any  other  Club  member  of  either 
of  the  parties  hereto,  unless  the  Club  member  reserving  the 
player  shall  have  notified  the  Secretary  of  the  Association  to 
which  such  Club  member  belongs  of  the  release  of  such  player 
from  such  reservation ;  and,  in  case  of  such  release,  the  Secre- 
tary of  such  Association  shall  notify  the  Secretaries  of  the 
other  two  Associations,  parties  hereto;  and  the  Secretaries  of 
the  three  Associations  shall  notify  all  the  Club  members,  par- 
ties hereto,  of  such  release;  and,  on  receipt  of  such  notice,  any 
Club  member  of  the  parties  hereto  will  have  the  right  to  em- 
ploy the  player  so  released  from  reservation,  provided  that 
twenty  days  shall  have  elapsed  between  the  release  from  such 


60  SPALDING'S    OFFICIAL 

reservation  before  such  player  shall  be  eligible  to  contract  with 
another  Club. 

Sixth :  Any  contract  between  a  Club  member  of  any  of  the 
parties  hereto  and  a  player,  made  in  accordance  with  the  provi- 
sions of  this  agreement,  shall  be  deemed  valid  and  binding,  and 
all  other  Clubs  shall  be  debarred  from  employing  such  player 
during  the  period  of  such  contract;  provided  that  such  contract 
shall  be  considered  to  take  effect  upon  receipt  of  written  notice 
thereof  by  the  Club  members  of  the  parties  hereto,  and  the 
transmission  of  sufch  notice  by  the  respective  Secretaries  of  the 
parties  hereto,  is  hereby  made  mandatory  upon  said  Secretaries ; 
and  such  notice  must  follow  immediately  upon  receipt  of  the 
contracting  Club's  notice  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Association  to 
which  such  contracting  Club  belongs . 

Seventh :  Any  disputes  or  complaints  arising  out  of  the 
performance  of  the  stipulations  of  this  agreement,  and  any 
alleged  violations  of  this  agreement;  also,  any  question  of  in- 
terpretation of  any  stipulations  of  this  agreement,  shall  be 
referred  to  an  Arbitration  Committee,  to  consist  of  three 
representatives  of  each  party  hereto,  to  be  appointed  prior  to 
the  31st  dav  of  March,  1883,  by  the  parties  hereto;  notice  of 
such  appointment  to  be  served  upon  the  Secretaries  of  each 
Association ;  and  the  decision  of  such  Arbitration  Committee 
upon  such  matters  or  any  of  them,  shall  be  final  and  binding 
upon  the  parties  hereto. 

In  witness  whereof,  the  said  parties  have,  by  the  President  of 
each  of  the  parties  hereto,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  signed  this 
agreement  on  the  dates  set  opposite  their  respective  signatures. 


The  National  League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs0 
March   5,   1883,  by  A.    G.  MILLS,  President. 

The  American  Association  of  Base  Ball  Clubs. 
March  13,  1883,  by  H.  D.  McKNIGHT,  President. 

The  North- Western  League  of  Professional  Base 
Ball  Clubs. 

February  17,  1883,  by  ELI  AS  MATTER,  President. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


61 


List  of  Players  Referred  to  in  the  First  Section  of  the 
Annexed  Agreement, 

NATIONAL  LEAGUE. 


Burdock,  J.  J. 
Sutton,  E.  B. 
Morrill,  J.  F. 
Hackett,  M.  M. 

Folev,  Chas.  J. 
Rowe,  J.  C. 
Shaffer,  Geo. 
Derby,  Geo.  H. 

Anson,  A.  C. 
Kelly,  M.  J. 
Goldsmith,  F.  E. 
Pfeffer,  Fred. 

Hotaling,  P.  J. 
Glasscock,  Jno.  W. 
McCormick,  James 
Bancroft,  F.  C. 
Dailey,  Hugh 

Houck,  S.  P. 
Bennett,  C.  W. 
Hanlon,  Edward, 
Powell,  M.  J. 

Clapp,  Jno.  E. 
Hankinson,  F. 
Troy,  Jno. 
Welsh,  M. 


Gross,  E.  M. 

Lewis,  Fred. 
Manning,  Jno. 
Gaunt,  Chas.W.,  Jr. 

Nava,  V. 
Denny,  Jer 


Whitney,  J.  E. 
Buffington,  C.  G. 
Radford,  P.  R. 
Brown,  L.  J. 

BUFFALO. 

Richardson,  H. 
Force,  D.  W. 
O'Rourke,  Jas. 
Kennedy,  M.  J. 

CHICAGO. 

Williamson,  E.  N. 
Corcoran,  L. 
Burns,  Thos.  E. 
Stock  well,  L.  C. 

CLEVELAND. 

Phillips,  W.  B. 
Briody,  Chas. 
Dunlap,  Fred. 
York,  Thos. 

DETROIT. 

Trott,  S.  W. 
Farreil,  Jos.  F. 
Burns,  Rich'd  S 
Quest,  J.  L. 

NEW  YORK. 

Dorgan,  M.  C. 
Caskins,  E.  J. 
Gillespie,  P. 
Connor,  R. 

PHILADELPHIA. 

Neagle,  Jno. 
McClellan,  W.  H. 
Ringo,  F.  C. 
Roberts,  C.  J. 

PROVIDENCE. 

Gilligan,  R, 
Farreil,  Jno. 


Wise,  S.  W. 
Hornung,  Jos. 
Hines,  Michael. 


Galvin,  J.  F. 
Br  outliers,  D. 
White,  J.  L. 


Gore,  Geo.  F. 
Dalrymple,  A. 
Flint,  F.  S. 


Evans,  Jacob 
Muldoon,  M. 
Bradley,  Geo.  W. 
Bushong,  A.  J. 


Wood,  Geo.  A. 
Weidman,  Geo.  K. 
Mansell,  Thos. 


O'Neill,  Jas.  E. 
Ward,  Jno.  M. 
Ewing,  Wm. 


Henderson,  H. 
Purcell,  W.  A. 
Coleman,  Jno.  T. 


Irwin,  A.  A. 
Start,  Jos. 


62 


SPALDING  S    OFFICIAL 


Radbourn,  Chas.  Carroll,  Clirr 

Richmond,  J.  L.  Cassidy,  P.  P. 

Smith,  E.  E. 

AMERICAN  ASSOCIATION. 


Hines,  P.  A. 
Robinson,  Chas.  H, 


Swartwood,  C.  E. 

Haves,  J.  J. 
Creamer,  George 
Battin,  J.  V. 

Rowen,  E. 
Knight,  A. 
O'Brien,  John 
Blakiston,  R. 

McCormick,  J. 
Say,  L. 
Fox,  J.  J. 

Baker,  Phil. 


Carpenter,  W.  W. 
White,  W.  H. 
Maculler,  J.  F. 
Wheeler,  H. 
Fulmer,  Chas. 


Straub,  J. 
Schwartz,  W.  A. 
Smith,  C.  M. 
Valentine,  J.  G. 

Sullivan,  D.  C. 
Browning,  L. 
Leary,  J. 
Gerhardt,  J.  J. 

Keefe,  T  J. 
Reipschlager,  C. 
Kennedy,  Edward 
Crane,  S.  N. 

Mullane,  Tony 
Comiskey,  C.  A. 


ALLEGHENY. 

Taylor,  W.  H. 
Driscoll,  John 
Nolan,  E.  S. 
Overbeck,  H.  A. 

ATHLETICS. 

Strieker,  J. 
Corey,  F.  H. 
Mathews,  R. 
Crowley,  W. 

BALTIMORE. 

Larkin,  F. 
Kelley,  J.  F. 
Egglet,  D. 


CINCINNATI. 

Snyder,  C.  N. 
Sommer,  J. 
ReillyJ.  O. 
Powers,  Phil. 
Deagle,  Ron. 

COLUMBUS. 

Brown,  T.  T. 
Kemmler,  R. 
Richmond,  J. 

ECLIPSE. 

Whiting,  E. 
Wolf,  W. 
Roccius,  J. 
Weaver,  S.  W. 

METROPOLITAN. 

Holbert,  W.  H. 
Esterbrook,  T.  J. 
Brady,  S. 
Caskins,  C. 

ST.  LOUIS. 

McGinnis,  G. 
Deasley,  Thos. 


Mansell,  M.  R. 
Peters,  P. 
Laughlin,  F.  M. 
Dicker  son,  L.  P. 


Birchall,  A.  J. 
Stovey,  H.  D. 
Moynahan,  M. 


Clinton,  J.  L. 
Divon,  F.  R. 
Stearns,  D. 


McPhee,  J.  A. 
McCormick,  H. 
Jones,  C.  W. 
Corkhill,  J  no.  S. 


Mountain,   F.  H. 
Smith,  J.  J. 
Kuehne,  W,  J. 


Hecker,  C.  J. 
Maskrey,  L. 
Latham,  G.  W. 


Nelson,  J. 
Lynch,  J.  H. 
Roseman.  J. 


Latham,  W.  A. 
Gleason,  W. 


BASE    BALL   GUIDE. 


63 


Cuthbert,  E.  E. 
Loftus,  T.  J. 


Gleason,  J. 
Nicol,  Hugh 


Dolan,  T. 
Streif,  Geo.  A. 


NORTH-WESTERN    LEAGUE. 

BAY  CITY. 


McQuaid,  John 
O'Day,  Henry  M. 
Irwin ,  John 
Knowdell,  Jacob 


Kinzie,  W.  H. 
Scott,  Milton  P. 
Merrill,  E. 
Keirns,  John  A. 


Gastfield,  Edward 
Hillary,  James  J. 
Jones,  Henry  M. 
West,  Milton  D. 


Casey,  J  as. 
Featherstone,  B. 
Davis,  James 


Roche,  Wm.  J. 
Knight,  Jonas  W. 
Morrissey,  Thos. 
Thompson,  J.  P.  F. 

FORT  WAYNE. 

Clarke,  Byron  E. 
Rems  en,  John  J. 
Sodwers.    Len. 

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

Meinke,  Frank 
Sullivan,  John 
Arundel,  Harry 

QuracY. 

Black,  Rob't. 
Jones,  Chas. 


Montgomery,  W.  B. 
Tray,  James 
Fontz,  David 


Vott,  Wm.  F. 

Gei.ss,  Wm. 
Phillips,'  Barr. 


Goetzean,  Chas 
Ross,  Rob't.  F. 
Keirns,  Thos. 


H. 


Brady,  Benj. 
McGinlev,    Dennis. 


Horan,  John  J. 
Pinckney,  Geo.  B. 
Lewis,  Frank  B. 


Sullivan,  T.  P. 
Jones,  R.  L. 
Gunning,  Thomas 


Parsons,  J.  S. 
Walker,  Moses  F 
Poor  man,  T,  J. 
Barklev,  S.  W. 


Clarkson,  John  G. 
Nichols,  Fred. 
McArthur,  M. 


Drew,  Tas. 
Krieg,  W.  F. 

SPRINGFIELD. 

Colligan,  Wm. 
Stapleton,  Ed. 
Householder,  C.  F. 

TOLEDO. 

Tilley,  Jno.  C. 
Burkett,  Harlan  S. 
Ingraham,  Chas. 
Moffet,  S.  R. 

SAGINAW. 

Foster,  Thos. 
Hawes,  Wm.  II. 
Mansell,  John 


Hogan,  Edward 
McSorley,   John  B. 


Baldwin,     Clarence 
Manning,  Jas.  H. 
Hengel,  E. 


Morton,     Chas. 
Piggott,  J.  J. 
Miller,  Jos. 


H. 


Robinson,  Wm. 
Casev,  Orrin  R. 
McGunnigle,  W .  H. 


64 


SPALDING'S    OFFICIAL 


Reynolds,  T.  H 
Hoover,  W.J. 
Moore,  H. 
Manlove,  C.  H. 

Grady  J.  J. 
Firth.  Geo. 

Dugan,  W.  H. 

Shetzline,  J. 
Myers,  H.  C. 
Cline,  J. 
Casey,  D.  P. 

Reardon,  J. 
Myers,  Lon. 
Miller,  Geo. 


AMERICAN  ALLIANCE. 

ACTIVE. 

Larkins,  H.  Landis,  S. 

Boyle,  H.  J.  Deasley,  J. 

Ardner,  J.  A.  Lynch,  Thos. 


ANTHRACITE. 

Knowles,  J. 

BROOKLYN. 

Geer,  W.  H. 

HARRISBURG. 

Smith,  L.  J. 
Wise,  W.  E. 
Say,  J. 

SHAMROCK. 

Hirst,  S. 
Bowers,  C. 


McLaughlin,  B. 


McCloskey,   W.  G. 
Burns,  T. 
Schappert,  J. 


Oehler,  G. 
Weihe,  J. 


MERRITT. 

Warner,  F.  J. 
Fennellev,  F.J. 
Emslie,  R.  D. 
Corcoran,  J. 

QUICKSTEP 

Snyder,  E. 
Pyle,  H. 
Kennedy,  E. 
Cusick,  A. 

STAR. 

Powell,  A. 
Cummings,  A. 

The  foregoing  form  of  agreement  and  list  of  players  was 
unanimously  agreed  upon,  after  a  full  and  free  conference, 
held  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel,  New  York  City,  February  17, 
1883,  and  the  execution  of  such  agreement,  and  the  enact- 
ment of  such  legislation  as  may  be  necessary  to  give  it  full 
force  and  effect,  by  our  respective  Leagues  or  Associations,  is 
hereby  unanimonsly  recommended  by  us. 

Conference  Committee  of  N.  L.  of  P.  B.  B.  C.,  by 

A.  G.  Mills,'  Chairman. 
Conference  Committee  of  A.  A.  of  B.  B.  C,  by 

O.  P.  Caylor,  Chairman. 
Conference  Committee  of  N.  W,  L.  of  P.  B.  B.  C,  by 

Elias  Matter,  Chairman* 


Kimber,  S.  J. 
Kienzle,  Wm. 
Gardner,  F.  W. 
Householder,  C.  W. 

Waitt,  C.  C. 
Barber,  C.  D. 
Shallix,  G. 
Casey,  W.  B. 

Booth,  A.  S. 
Goodman,  J. 


Greenwood,    W.  F. 
Sweeney,  J-  J. 
Caperoon,  J.  M. 
Farrington,  J  as. 

Albert,  A.  F. 
Smiley,  W. 
Dorr,  C.  A. 


Reising,  C. 
Hall,  Al. 


IILTIDIEIX 

— TO — 

RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


RULE 

The  Ground , =........  i 

The  Infield.. .              ,    ,  .... 2 

The  Bases ........ . . . 3 

The  Foul  Lines 4 

The  Pitcher's  Lines .......  0 5 

The  Catcher's  Lines ...... 6 

The  Captain's  Lines. .,...., 7 

The  Players'  Lines ......... 8 

The  Player's  Bench. 9 

The  Batsman's  Lines ,  .    =  .  . . , 10 

The  Three  Feet  Lines/ .  „ . 11 

The  Lines  Must  be  Marked . 12 

The  Ball ...... 13 

of  what  composed  ......... . (1)  13 

furnished  by  Home  Club. (2)  13 

replaced  if  injured         , , (3)  13 

"lost,.. .... (4)  13 

The  Bat 14 

FIELD  RULES. 

Open  Betting  and  Pool  Selling  Prohibited. .  c 15 

Sale  of  Liquor  Prohibited ^...  16 

No  Person  Allowed  on  Field  During  Game. 17 

Players  Not  to  Sit  with  Spectators 18 

Penalty  for  Insulting  Umpire 19 

Penalty  for  Not  Keeping  Field  Clear. .-.-.., 20 

Restriction  as  to  Addressing  Audience 0 ........ .  21 

THE  PLAYERS  AND  THEIR  POSITIONS. 

Nine  Players  on  Each  Side 0 .  o . . . .  22 

Players'  Positions ........  23 

in  the  Field , (1)  23 

at  the  Bar,-, (2)  23 


66       INDEX  TO  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 

Order  of  Batting. ,  „ .  , .  .  (3)     23 

Restriction  as  to  Occupying  Catcher's  Lines (4)     23 


DEFINITIONS. 

A  High  Ball. 24 

A  Low  Ball..„, , .    .    25 

A  High  or  Low  Ball *.■ 26 

A  Fair  Ball....... , 27 

An  Unfair  Ball..  ...,e ,  ..  .. ; 28 

A  Balk 

A  Foul  Balk. ..... , 

A  Dead  Ball. 31 

A  Block. '32 

A  Fair  Hit „  0  „  0 33 

A  Foul  Hit . . . . . 34 

A  Strike 35 

A  Foul  Strike 36 

"Play  " 37 

"  Time  " 38 

"  Game  "  . . 39 

An  Inning.. „ 40 

A  Time  at  Bat 41 

Legal,  or  Legally. t 42 

THE  GAME 

Number  of  Innings . 43 

Drawn  Game 44 

Forfeited  Game 45 

"No  Game".... 46 

Substitute,  when  Allowed 47 

Choice  of  First  Innings 48 

When  Umpire  Must  Call  "  Play  " 49 

Game  Must  Begin  when  "  Play  "  is  Called . 49 

When  Umpire  May  Suspend  Play 49 

u             "           il     Terminate  Game 49 

Rain,  effect  of,  in  Terminating  Game (4)  43 

"          «            «            «                  "     44 

u              u                 (<                 a                         u  aK 

11      Definition  of. „ ,  „ . «. » .  •  c « . « 49 

u      Umpire's  Duty  in  Case  of 49 

Batsman  Must  Call  for  Ball  He  Wants 5° 

What  Umpire  Must  Count  and  Call 5>o 

When  Batsman  is  Out. 51 

"             "          becomes  Base-Runner,  o 52 


OF  PROFESSIONAL    BASE    BALL    CLUBS.  07 

Base-Runner  must  Touch  Bases  in  Order.  . . 53 

"         "       when  entitled  to  hold  Base. 53 

"         "            "            "          take  one  Base 54 

lt         u        when  required  to  return  to  Base 55 

No  Substitute  Allowed  for  Base-runner..  . . 56 

When  Base-runner  is  Out , . . . . . . . . 57 

When  Umpire  shall,  without  appeal,  declare  player  "Out"  58 

When  Ball  is  not  in  Play  until  Returned  to  Pitcher 59 

Block,  effect  of „    60 

Run,  when  to  be  Scored 61 

Fines  on  Pitcher 62 

"  any  Player     63,  (4)  68,  69 

Player  not  to  Address  Umpire 63 

"             "         Audience .....  21 

"      use  Improper  Language. (4)  68 

"        to  Obey  Umpire's  Orders ....... . ...  „t  .(4)  68 

THE  UMPIRE* 

Selection  of  Umpire 0 ,  = .  0  64 

Disqualification  of  Umpire         ......••..   . ,   (3)  64 

Removal  of  Umpire. „ .  »  ,(4)  64 

Duties  as  to  Materials  of  Game ( 1)  65 

"         "     Ground  Rules ... (1)  65 

11         "     Reversal  of  Decision :.. .(2)  65 

Changing  Umpire  during  Game . 66 

Expulsion  of  Umpire 67 

Umpire's  Jurisdiction  and  Powers 68 

Umpire  to  give  Notice  of  Fine (5),  (6)  68 

"         u         "         "          Forfeited  Game (6)  68 

Special  Penalties .  e .  0 69 

Scoring  Regulations. 0  70 

CONSTRUCTION  AND  AMENDMENTS. 

Construction  of  Rules „ 71 

Amendment  of  Rules  -  „  „  „  „ .....  „ „ ......... .   ....  72 


PLAYING  RULES 


-OF   THE — 


NATIONAL    LEAGUE 

— OF — 

Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs, 

1883 


ADOPTED  IN  PURSUANCE   OF   SECTION  64    OF  THE 
LEAGUE  CONSTITUTION. 

CLASS    I. 

THE  MATERIALS  OF  THE  GAME. 

RULE  i.      The   Ground   must   be    an    inclosed 

field,  sufficient  in  size  to  enable   each   player  to 

play  in   his  position  as  required   by  these  Rules. 

Rule  2.      The  Infield  must  be  a  space  of  ground 
thirty  yards  square. 

RULE  3.       The  Bases  must  De 

(1)  Four  in   number,  and  designated  as  First 
Base,  Second  Base,  Third  Base  and  Home  Base. 

(2)  The  Home  Base  must  be  of  white  marble 
or  white  stone,  twelve  inches  square,  so  fixed  in 
the  ground  as  to  be  even  with  the  surface,  and  so 
placed  in  a  corner  of  the  infield  that  two  of  its 
sides  will  form  part  of  the  boundaries  of  said  in« 
field. 


PLAYING   RULES.  69 

(3)  The  First,  Second  and  Third  Bases  must 
De  canvas  bags,  fifteen  inches  square,  painted 
white,  and  filled  with  some  soft  material,  and  so 
placed  that  the  center  of  each  shall  be  upon  a 
separate  corner  of  the  infield,  the  First  Base  at 
the  right,  the  Second  Base  opposite,  and  the 
Third  Base  at  the  left  of  the  Home  Base. 

(4)  All  the  Bases  must  be  securely  fastened 
in  their  positions,  and  so  placed  as  to  be  distinctly 
seen  by  the  Umpire. 

RULE  4.  The  Foul  Lines  must  be  drawn  in 
straight  lines  from  the  outer  corner  of  the  Home 
Base,  through  the  center  of  the  positions  of  First 
and  Third  Bases,  to  the  boundaries  of  the  Ground. 

RULE  5.  The  Pitcher's  Lines  must  be  straight 
lines  forming  the  boundaries  of  a  space  of 
ground,  in  the  Infield,  six  feet  long  by  four  feet 
wide,  distant  fifty  feet  from  the  center  of  the 
Home  Base,  and  so  placed  that  the  six  feet  lines 
would  each  be  two  feet  distant  from  and  parallel 
with  a  straight  line  passing  through  the  center 
of  the  Home  and  Second  Bases.  Each  corner 
of  this  space  must  be  marked  by  a  flat  iron  plate 
or  stone,  six  inches  square,  fixed  in  the  ground, 
even  with  the  surface. 

RULE  6.  The  Catcher's  Lines  must  be  drawn 
from  the  outer  corner  of  the  Home  Base,  in 
continuation  of  the  Foul  Lines,  straight  to  the 
limits  of  the  Ground  back  of  the  Home  Base. 

RULE  7.  The  Captain's  Lines  must  be  drawn 
from  the  Catcher's  Lines  to  the  Limits  of  the 
Ground,  fifteen  feet  from  and  parallel  with  the 
Foul  Lines. 


70  PLAYING   RULES. 

RULE  8.  The  Players'  Lines  must  be  drawn 
from  the  Catcher's  Lines  to  the  limits  of  the 
Ground,  fifty  feet  from  and  parallel  with  the  Foul 
Lines. 

RULE  9.  The  Players'  Bench  must  be  fur- 
nished by  the  Home  Club,  and  placed  upon  a  por- 
tion of  the  Ground  outside  the  Players'  Lines.  It 
must  be  twelve  feet  in  length  and  immovably 
fastened  to  the  ground.  At  each  end  of  such 
bench  must  be  immovably  fixed  a  bat-rack,  with 
fixtures  for  holding  twenty  bats;  one  such  rack 
must  be  designated  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the 
Visiting  Club,  and  the  other  for  the  exclusive  use 
of  the  Home  Club. 

Rule  10.  The  Batsman's  Lines  must  be 
straight  lines  forming  the  boundaries  of  a  space 
on  the  right,  and  of  a  similar  space  on  the  left  of 
the  Home  Base,  six  feet  long  by  three  feet  wide, 
extending  three  feet  in  front  of  and  three  feet 
behind  the  center  of  the  Home  Base,  and  with  its 
nearest  line  distant  one  foot  from  the  Home  Base. 

RULE  ii.  The  Three  Feet  Lines  must  be 
drawn  as  follows:  From  a  point  on  the  Foul 
Line  from  Home  Base  to  First  Base,  and  equally 
distant  from  such  bases,  shall  be  drawn  a  line  on 
Foul  Ground,  at  a  right  angle  to  said  Foul  Line, 
and  to  a  point  three  feet  distant  from  it ;  thence 
running  parallel  with  said  Foul  Line,  to  a  point 
three  feet  distant  from  the  center  of  the  First 
Base  ;  thence  in  a  straight  line  to  the  center  of 
the  First  Base,  and  thence  upon  the  Foul  Line  to 
the  point  of  beginning. 


PLAYING    RULES.  71 

RULE  12.  The  lines  designated  in  Rules  4,  5, 
6,  7,  8,  10  and  11  must  be  marked  with  chalk  or 
other  suitable  material,  so  as  to  be  distinctly  seen 
by  the  Umpire.  They  must  all  be  so  marked 
their  entire  length,  except  the  Captain's  and 
Players'  Lines,  which  must  be  so  marked  for  a 
distance  of  at  least  thirty-five  yards  from  the 
Catcher's  Lines. 

Rule  13.      The  Ball 

(1)  Must  not  weigh  less  than  five  nor  more 
than  five  and  one-quarter  ounces  avoirdupois, 
and  measure  not  less  than  nine  nor  more  than 
nine  and  one-quarter  inches  in  circumference. 
It  must  be  composed  of  woolen  yarn,  and  con- 
tain not  more  than  one  ounce  of  vulcanized  rub- 
ber in  mould  form,  and  be  covered  with  leather. 
It  must  be  furnished  by  the  Secretary  of  the 
League,  whose  seal  shall  be  final  evidence  of  the 
legality  of  the  ball.* 

(2)  In  all  games  the  ball  or  balls  played  writh 
shall  be  furnished  by  the  Home  Club,  and  be- 
come the  property  of  the  winning  club. 

(3)  Should  the  ball  become  out  of  shape,  or 
cut  or  ripped  so  as  to  expose  the  yarn,  or  in  any 
way  so  injured  as  to  be  unfit  for  fair  use  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Umpire,  on  being  appealed  to  by 
either  Captain,  a  new  ball  shall  at  once  be  called 
for  b)r  the  Umpire. 

(4)  Should  the  ball  be  lost  during  the  game, 
the  Umpire  shall,  at  the  expiration  of  five  min- 
utes, call  for  a  new  ball. 

*The  "Spalding  League  Ball,"  having-  been  adopted  as  the  official 
ball  of  the  National  League  for  1883,  must  be  used  in  all  match  games 
played  under  League  rules. 


72  PLAYING    RULES. 

Rule  14.      The  Bat 

(1)  Must  be  made  wholly  of  wood. 

(2)  It  must  be  round,  must  not  exceed  two 
and  one-half  inches  in  diameter  in  the  thickest 
part,  and  must  not  exceed  forty-two  inches  in 
length. 

CLASS    II. 

FIELD    RULES. 

RULE  15.  No  Club  shall  allow  open  betting  or 
pool  selling  upon  its  grounds,  nor  in  any  building 
owned  or  occupied  by  it. 

Rule  16.  No  Club  shall  sell  or  allow  to  be 
sold  upon  its  grounds,  nor  in  any  building  owned 
or  occupied  by  it,  any  spirituous,  vinous  or  malt 
liquors. 

Rule  17.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  upon 
any  part  of  the  field  during  the  progress  of  the 
game,  in  addition  to  the  nine  players  on  each  side 
and  the  ttmpire,  except  such  officers  of  the  law  as 
may  be  present  in  uniform  to  preserve  the  peace. 

Rule  18.  Players  in  uniform  shall  not  be 
permitted  to  seat  themselves  among  the  specta- 
tors. 

RULE  19.  The  umpire  is  the  sole  judge  of 
play,  and  is  entitled  to  the  respect  of  the  specta- 
tors, and  any  person  hissing  or  hooting  at,  or 
offering  any  insult  or  indignity  to  him,  must  be 
promptly  ejected  from  £he  grounds. 

RULE  20.  Every  Club  shall  furnish  sufficient 
police  force  upon  its  own  grounds  to  preserve 
order,  and  in  the   event  of  a  crowd  entering  the 


PLAYING    RULES.  73 

freld  during  the  progress  of  a  game,  and  inter- 
fering with  the  play  in  any  manner,  the  Visiting 
Club  may  refuse  to  play  further  until  the  field  be 
cleared  ;  and  if  the  ground  be  not  cleared  within 
fifteen  minutes  thereafter,  the  Visiting  Club  may 
claim,  and  shall  be  entitled  to,  the  game  by  a 
score  of  nine  runs  to  none  (no  matter  what  num- 
ber of  innings  have  been  played). 

Rule  21.  No  Umpire,  Manager,  Captain  or 
Player  shall  address  the  audience  during  the  prog- 
ress of  a  game,  except  in  case  of  necessary  ex- 
planation. 

CLASS  III. 

THE   PLAYERS   AND    THEIR   POSITIONS. 

Rule  22.  The  Players  of  each  club,  in  a 
match  game,  shall  be  nine  in  number,  one  of 
whom  shall  be  the  Captain. 

RULE  23.      The  Players'  Positions  shall  be 

(1)  When  in  the  field  (designated  "  Field- 
ers "  in  these  Rules)  such  as  may  be  assigned 
them  by  their  Captain,  except  that  the  Pitcher 
must  take  his  position  within  the  Pitcher's  Lines, 
as  defined  in  Rule  5. 

(2)  When  their  side  goes  to  the  bat  they 
must  immediately  seat  themselves  upon  the  Play- 
ers' Bench,  and  remain  there  until  the  side  is  put 
out,  except  when  batsman  or  base-runner.  All 
bats  not  in  use  must  be  kept  in  the  bat  racks, 
and  the  two  players  next  succeeding  the  Bats- 
man, in  the  order  in  which  they  are  named  on 
the  Score,  must  be  ready  with  bat  in  hand  to 
promptly  take  position  as  batsman  :     Provided, 


74  PLAYING   RULES. 

that  the  Captain,  and  one  assistant  only,  may 
occupy  the  space  between  the  Players'  Lines  and 
the  Captain's  Lines,  to  coach  Base-Runners. 

(3)  The  Batsmen  must  take  their  positions 
within  the  Batsman's  Lines,  as  defined  in  Rule  10, 
in  the  order  in  which  they  are  named  on  the 
Score,  which  must  contain  the  batting  order  of 
both  nines  and  must  be  followed,  except  in  case 
of  disability  of  a  player,  in  which  case  the  substi- 
tute must  take  the  place  of  the  disabled  player  in 
the  batting  order. 

(4)  No  player  of  the  side  at  bat,  except  when 
Batsman,  shall  occupy  any  portion  of  the  space 
within  the  Catcher's  Lines  as  defined  in  Rule  6. 

CLASS    IV. 

DEFINITIONS. 

RULE  24.  A  High  Ball  is  a  ball  legally  de- 
livered by  the  Pitcher,  over  the  Home  Base, 
higher  than  the  belt  of  the  Batsman,  but  not 
higher  than  his  shoulder. 

RULE  25.  A  Low  Ball  is  a  ball  legally  deliv- 
ered by  the  Pitcher,  over  the  Home  Base,  not 
higher  than  the  Batsman's  belt,  nor  lower  than 
his  knee. 

RULE  26.  A  High  or  Low  Ball  is  a  ball 
legally  delivered  by  the  Pitcher,  over  the  Home 
Base,  not  higher  than  the  Batsman's  shoulder,  nor 
lower  than  his  knee. 

Rule  27.  A  Fair  Ball  is  a  -ball  delivered 
by  the  Pitcher,  while  wholly  within  the  lines 
of  his  position    and    facing    the  Batsman,    with 


PLAYING  RULES.  75 

his  hand  passing  below  his  shoulder,  and  the 
ball  passing  over  the  Home  Base  at  the  height 
called  for  by  the  Batsman. 

RULE  28.  An  Unfair  Ball  is  a  ball  delivered 
by  the  Pitcher  as  in  Rule  27,  except  that  the  ball 
does  not  pass  over  the  Home  Base,  or  does  not 
pass  over  the  Home  Base  at  the  height  called  for 
by  the  Batsman. 

Rule  29.     A  Balk  is 

(1)  A  motion  made  by  the  Pitcher  to  deliver 
the  ball  to  the  bat  without  delivering  it,  except 
the  ball  be  accidentally  dropped;  or, 

(2)  The  ball  be  held  by  the  Pitcher  so  long 
as  to  delay  the  game  unnecessarily;  or, 

(3)  Delivered  to  the  bat  by  the  Pitcher  when 
any  part  of  his  person  is  upon  ground  outside  the 
lines  of  his  position. 

RULE  30.  A  Foul  Balk  is  a  ball  delivered  to 
the  bat  by  the  Pitcher  by  an  overhand  throw,  or 
any  swing  of  the  arm  or  hand  other  than  that 
prescribed  in  Rule  27. 

RULE  31.  A  Dead  Ball  is  a  ball  delivered  to 
the  bat  by  the  Pitcher,  that  touches  the  Batsman's 
bat,  without  being  struck  at,  or  any  part  of  the 
Batsman's  person  while  standing  in  his  position, 
without  being  struck  at,  or  any  part  of  the  Um- 
pire's person,  without  first  passing  the  Catcher. 

RULE  32.  A  Block  is  a  batted  or  thrown  ball 
that  is  stopped  or  handled  by  any  person  not  en- 
gaged in  the  game. 


76  PLAYING   RULES. 

Rule  33.  A  Fair  Hit  is  a  ball  batted  by  the 
Batsman,  standing  in  his  position,  that  first 
touches  the  ground,  the  First  Base,  the  Third 
Base,  the  part  of  the  person  of  a  player,  or  any 
other  object  that  is  in  front  of  or  on  either  of 
the  Foul  Lines,  or  (Exception)  batted  directly  to 
the  ground  by  the  Batsman,  standing  in  his  posi- 
tion, that  (whether  it  first  touches  Foul  or  Fair 
Ground)  bounds  or  rolls  within  the  Foul  Lines, 
between  Home  and  First,  or  Home  and  Third 
Bases,  without  first  touching  the  person  of  a 
player. 

Rule  34.  A  Foul  Hit  is  a  ball  batted  by  the 
Batsman,  standing  in  his  position,  that  first  touches 
the  ground,  the  part  of  the  person  of  a  player,  or 
any  other  object  that  is  behind  either  of  the  Foul 
Lines,  or  that  strikes  the  person  of  such  Batsman, 
while  standing  in  his  position,  or  {Exception) 
batted  directly  to  the  ground  by  the  Bats  nan, 
standing  in  his  position,  that  (whether  it  first 
touches  Foul  or  Fair  Ground)  bounds  or  rolls 
outside  the  Foul  Lines,  between  Home  and  First, 
or  Home  and  Third  Bases,  without  first  touching 
the  person  of  a  player. 


Rule  35.      A  Strike  is 

(1)  A  ball  struck  at  by  the  Batsman  without 
it  touching  his  bat;  or, 

(2)  A  ball  legally  delivered  by  the  Pitcher  at 
the  height  called  for  by  the  Batsman,  and  over 
the  Home  Base,  but  not  struck  at  by  the  Bats- 
man. 


PLAYING    RULES.  77 

RULE  36.  A  Foul  Strike  is  a  ball  batted  by 
the  Batsman  when  any  part  of  his  person  is  upon 
ground  outside  the  lines  of  the  Batsman's  posi- 
tion. 

RULE  37.  Play  is  the  order  of  the  Umpire  to 
begin  the  game,  or  to  resume  play  after  its  sus- 
pension. 

RULE  38.  Time  is  the  order  of  the  Umpire  to 
suspend  play.  Such  suspension  must  not  extend 
beyond  the  day  of  the  game. 

RULE  39.  Game  is  the  announcement  by  the 
Umpire  that  the  game  is  terminated. 

RULE  40.  An  Inning  is  the  turn  at  bat  of  the 
nine  players  representing  a  Club  in  a  game,  and 
is  completed  when  three  of  such  players  have 
been  put  out  as  provided  in  these  Rules. 

Rule  41.  A  time  at  bat  is  the  term  at  bat  of 
a  batsman.  It  begins  when  he  takes  his  posi- 
tion, and  continues  until  he  is  put  out,  or  be- 
comes a  base  runner. 

RULE  42.  Legal,  or  Legally,  signifies  as  re- 
quired by  these  rules. 


CLASS  V. 

THE  GAME. 

RULE  43.  A  Game  shall  consist  of  nine  inn- 
ings to  each  contesting  nine,  except  that: 

(1)  If  the  side  first  at  bat  scores  less  runs  in 
nine  innings  than  the  other  side  has  scored  in 
eight  innings,  the  game  shall  then  terminate, 


78  PLAYING    RULES. 

(2)  If  the  side  last  at  bat  in  the  ninth  innings 
scores  the  winning  run  before  the  third  man  is 
out,  the  game  shall  then  terminate. 

(3)  If  the  score  be  a  tie  at  the  end  of  nine 
innings  to  each  side,  play  shall  only  be  continued 
until  the  side  first  at  bat  shall  have  scored  one  or 
more  runs  than  the  other  side,  in  an  equal  num. 
ber  of  innings;  or  until  the  other  side  shall  score 
one  more  run  than  the  side  first  at  bat- 

(4)  If  the  Umpire  calls  "  Game  "  on  account 
of  darkness  or  rain  at  any  time  after  five  innings 
have  been  completed  by  both  sides,  the  score 
shall  be  that  of  the  last  equal  innings  played,  ten- 
less  the  side  second  at  bat  shall  have  scored  one 
or  more  runs  than  the  side  first  at  bat,  in  which 
case  the  score  of  the  game  shall  be  the  total  num- 
ber of  runs  made. 

RULE  44.  A  Drawn  Game  shall  be  declared 
by  the  Umpire  when  he  terminates  a  game,  on 
account  of  darkness  or  rain,  after  five  equal  inn- 
ings have  been  played,  if  the  score  at  the  time  is 
equal  on  the  last  even  innings  played  ;  but  (Ex- 
ception) if  the  side  that  went  second  to  bat  is  then 
at  the  bat,  and  has  scored  the  same  number  of 
runs  as  the  other  side,  the  Umpire  shall  declare 
the  game  drawn,  without  regard  to  the  score  of 
the  last  equal  innings. 

RULE  45-  A  Forfeited  Game  shall  be  declared 
by  the  Umpire,  in  favor  of  the  Club  not  in  fault, 
in  the  following  cases: 

(1)  If  the  nine  of  a  club  fail  to  appear  upon 
the  Field,  or,  being  upon  the  Field,  fail  to  begin 


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the  game,  within  five  minutes  after  the  Umpire 
has  called  "  Play"  at  the  hour  appointed  for  the 
beginning  of  the  game. 

(2)  If,  after  the  game  has  begun,  one  side  re- 
fuses or  fails  to  continue  playing,  unless  such 
game  has  been  suspended  or  terminated  by  the 
Umpire. 

(3)  If,  after  play  has  been  suspended  by  the 
Umpire,  one  side  fails  to  resume  playing  within 
five  minutes  after  the  Umpire  has  called  "  Play." 

(4)  If,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Umpire,  any  one 
of  these  Rules  is  willfully  violated. 

RULE  46.  "No  Game"  shall  be  declared  by 
the  Umpire  if  he  shall  terminate  play,  on  account 
of  rain  or  darkness,  before  five  innings  on  each 
side  are  completed. 

RULE  47.  A  Substitute  shall  not  be  allowed 
to  take  the  place  of  any  player  in  a  game,  unless 
such  player  be  disabled  in  the  game  then  being 
played,  by  reason  of  illness  or  injury. 

Rule  48.  The  Choice  of  First  Innings  shall 
be  determined  by  the  two  Captains. 

Rule  49.  The  Umpire  must  call  "  Play  "  at 
the  hour  appointed  for  beginning  a  game.  The 
game  must  begin  when  the  Umpire  calls  "  Play." 
When  he  calls  "  Time,"  play  shall  be  suspended 
until  he  calls  "  Play  "  again,  and  during  the  inter- 
im no  player  shall  be  put  out,  base  be  run,  or  run 
be  scored.  The  Umpire  shall  suspend  play  only 
for  an  accident  to  himself  or  a  player ;  (but  in  case 
of  accident  to  a  Fielder,  Time  shall  not  be  called 
until  the  ball  be    returned  to   and   held   by  the 


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Pitcher,  standing  in  his  position)  ;  or  in  case 
rain  falls  so  heavily  that  the  spectators  are  com- 
pelled, by  the  severity  of  the  storm,  to  seek  shel- 
ter, in  which  case  he  shall  note  the  time  of  sus- 
pension, and,  should  such  rain  continue  to  fall 
thirty  minutes  thereafter,  he  shall  terminate  the 
game.  The  Umpire  shall  also  declare  every  "  Dead 
Ball,"  "Block,"  "Foul  Hit,"  "Foul  Strike" 
"  Balk  "and  "  Foul  Balk." 

RULE  50.  The  Batsman,  on  taking  his  posi- 
tion, must  call  for  a"  High  Ball,"  a  "  Low  Ball,  "or 
a ."  High  or  Low  Ball,"  and  the  Umpire  shah  no- 
tify the  Pitcher  to  deliver  the  ball  as  required  ; 
such  call  shad  not  be  changed  after  the  first  ball 
delivered.  The  Umpire  shall  count  and  call  ev- 
ery "  Unfair  Ball  "  delivered  by  the  Pitcher,  and 
every  a  Foul  Balk  "  and  "  Dead  Ball,"  if  also  an 
"  Unfair  Ball,  "  as  a  "  Ball;  "  and  he  shall  also  count 
and  call  every  "  Strike.  "  Neither  a  "  Ball  "  nor  a 
"  Strike  "  shall  be  called  counted  until  the  ball  has 
passed  the  Home  Base. 

Rule  5 1        The  Batsman  is  out 

(1)  If  he  fails  to  take  his  position  at  the  bat 
in  his  order  of  batting,  unless  the  error  be  discov- 
ered and  the  proper  Batsman  takes  his  position 
before  a  fair  hit  has  been  made,  and  in  such  case 
the  balls  and  strikes  called  will  be  counted  in  the 
time  at  bat  of  the  proper  Batsman. 

(2)  If  he  fails  to  take  his  position  within  one 
minute  after  the  Umpire  has  called  for  the  Bats- 
man. 


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(3)  If  he  makes  a  Foul  Hit,  and  the  ball  be 
momentarily  held  by  a  fielder  before  touching  the 
ground,  provided  it  be  not  caught  in  a  fielder's  hat 
or  cap,  or  touch  some  object  other  than  the  fielder 
before  being  caught. 

(4)  If  he  makes  a  Foul  Strike. 

(5)  If  he  plainly  attempts  to  hinder  the 
Catcher  from  fielding  the  ball,  evidently  without 
effort  to  make  a  fair  hit. 

RULE  52.  The  Batsman  becomes  a  Base  Run- 
ner 

(1)  Instantly  after  he  makes  a  Fair  Hit. 

(2)  Instantly  after  seven  Balls  have  been 
called  by  the  Umpire. 

(3)  Instantly  after  three  Strikes  have  been 
declared  by  the  Umpire. 

(4)  Instantly  after  two  Foul  Balks  have  been 
declared  by  the  Umpire, 

Rule  53.  The  Base- Runner  must  touch  each 
Base  in  regular  order,  viz. :  First,  Second,  Third 
and  Home  Bases,  and  when  obliged  to  return, 
must  do  so  on  the  run,  and  must  retouch  the 
base  or  bases  in  reverse  order.  He  shall  only  be 
considered  as  holding  a  base  after  touching  it, 
and  shall  then  be  entitled  to  hold  such  base  until 
he  has  legally  touched  the  next  base  in  order,  or 
has  been  legally  forced  to  vacate  it  for  a  succeed- 
ing Base-Runner. 

RULE  54.  The  Base- Runner  shall  be  entitled, 
without  being  put  out,  to  take  one  Base,  provided 
he  do  so  on  the  run,  in  the  following  cases: 

(1)  If,  while  he  was  Batsman,  the  Umpire 
called  seven  Balls. 


82  PLAYING    RULES. 

(2)  If  the  Umpire  awards  a  succeeding  Bats- 
man a  base  on  seven  balls,  and  the  Base-Runner 
is  thereby  forced  to  vacate  the  base  held  by  him. 

(3)  If  the  Umpire  calls  a  Balk. 

1     (4)     If  the  Umpire  calls  two  Foul  Balks. 

(5)  If  a  ball  delivered  by  the  Pitcher  pass  the 
Catcher  and  touch  any  fence  or  building  within 
ninety  feet  of  the  Home  Base. 

(6.)  If  he  be  prevented  from  making  a  base 
by  the  obstruction  of  an  adversary. 

(7)  If  a  Fielder  stop  or  catch  a  batted  ball 
with  his  hat  or  any  part  of  his  dress. 

Rule  55-  The  Base  Runner  shall  return  to 
his  Base,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  so  return  with- 
out being  put  out,  provided  he  do  so  on  the  run. 

(1)  If  the  Umpire  declares  a  Foul  Hit,  and  the 
ball  be   not  legally  caught   by  a  Fielder. 

(2)  If  the  Umpire  declares  a  Foul  Strike. 

(3)  If  the  Umpire  declares  a  Dead  Ball,  un- 
less it  be  also  the  seventh  Unfair  Ball,  and  he  be 
thereby  forced  to  take  the  next  base,  as  provided 
in  Rule  54  (2). 

Rule  56.  The  Base  Runner  shall  not  have  a 
substitute  run  for  him. 

Rule  57.      The  Base  Runner  is  out : 
(1)      If,  after  three  Strikes  have  been  declared 
against  him  while  Batsman,  and  the  Catcher  fails 
to  catch  the  third-strike  ball,  he  plainly  attempts 
to  hinder  the  Catcher  from  fielding  the  ball. 


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(2)  If,  having  made  a  Fair  Hit  while  Batsman, 
such  fair-hit  ball  be  momentarily  held  by  a  Fielder, 
before  touching  the  ground  or  any  object  other 
than  a  Fielder :  Provided,  it  be  not  caught  in  the 
Fielder's  hat  or  cap. 

(3)  If,  when  the  Umpire  has  declared  three 
Strikes  on  him  while  Batsman,  the  third-strike  ball 
be  momentarily  held  by  a  Fielder  before  touching 
the  ground :  Provided,  it  be  not  caught  in  a 
Fielder's  hat  or  cap,  or  touch  some  object  other 
than  a  Fielder  before  being  caught. 

(4)  If,  after  three  Strikes  or  a  Fair  Hit,  he  be 
touched  with  the  ball  in  the  hand  of  a  Fielder 
before  such  Base-Runner  touches  First  Base. 

(5)  If,  after  three  Strikes  or  a  Fair  Hit,  the 
ball  be  securely  held  by  a  Fielder,  while  touching 
First  Base  with  any  part  of  his  person,  before 
such  Base  Runner  touches  First  Base. 

(6)  If,  immediately  after  three  strikes,  seven 
balls,  or  a  fair  hit,  he  fails  to  run  to  First  Base. 

(7)  If,  in  running  the  last  half  of  the  distance 
from  Home  Base  to  First  Base,  he  runs  outside 
the  Three-Feet  Lines,  as  defined  in  Rule  1 1 ,  except 
that  he  must  do  so  if  necessary  to  avoid  a  Fielder 
attempting  to  field  a  batted  ball,  and  in  such  case 
shall  not  be  declared  out. 

(8)  If,  in  running  from  First  to  Second  Base, 
from  Second  to  Third  Base,  or  from  Third  to  Home 
Base,  he  runs  more  than  three  feet  from  a  direct 
line  between  such  bases  to  avoid  being  touched 
by  the  ball  in  the  hands  of  a  Fielder;  but  in  case 
a  Fielder  be  occupying  the  Base-Runner's  proper 


84  PLAYING   RULES. 

path,  attempting  to  field  a  batted  bdl,  then  the 
Base-Runner  shall  run  out  of  the  path  and  behind 
said  Fielder,  and  shall  not  be  declared  out  for  so 
doing. 

(9)  If  he  fails  to  avoid  a  Fielder  attempting 
to  field  a  batted  ball,  in  the  manner  prescribed  in 
(7)  and  (8)  of  this  Rule,  or  if  he,  in  any  way,  ob- 
structs a  Fielder  attempting  to  field  a  batted  ball: 
Provided,  that  if  two  or  more  Fielders  attempt  to 
field  a  batted  ball,  and  the  Base-Runner  comes  in 
contact  with  one  or  more  of  them,  the  Umpire 
shall  determine  which  Fielder  is  entitled  to  the 
benefit  of  this  Rule,  and  shall  not  decide  the  Base- 
Runner  out  for  coming  in  contact  with  any  other 
Fielder. 

(10)  If,  at  any  time  while  the  ball  is  in  play, 
he  be  touched  by  the  ball  in  the  hand  of  a  Fielder, 
unless  some  part  of  his  person  is  touching  a  base 
he  is  entitled  to  occupy,  provided  the  ball  be 
held  by  the  Fielder  after  touching  him;  but  {ex- 
ception as  to  First  Base)  in  running  to  Frst  Base 
he  may  overrun  said  base  without  being  put  out 
for  being  off  said  base,  after  first  touching  it, 
provided  he  returns  at  once  and  retouches  the 
base,  after  which  he  may  be  put  out  as  at  any 
other  base.  If,  in  overrunning  First  Base,  he  also 
attempts  to  run  to  Second  Base,  he  shall  forfeit 
such  exemption  from  being  put  out. 

(11)  If,  when  a  Fair  or  Foul  Hit  ball  is  legally 
caught  by  a  Fielder,  such  ball  is  legally  held  by  a 
Fielder  on  the  base  occupied  by  the  Base-Runner 
when  such  ball  was  struck  (or  the  Base-Runner 
be  touched  with  the  ball  in  the  hand  of  a  Fielder), 


PLAYING  RULES.  85 

m 
before  he  retouches  said  base  after  such  Fair  or 
Foul  Hit  ball  was  so  caught:  Provided  that  the 
Base-Runner  shall  not  be  out  in  such  case,  if,  after 
the  ball  was  legally  caught  as  above,  it  be  deliv- 
ered to  the  bat  bv  the  Pitcher  before  the  Fielder 
holds  it  on  said  base,  or  touches  the  Base-Runner 
with  it. 

(12)  If,  when  a  Batsman  becomes  a  Base - 
Runner  [except  as  provided  in  Rule  34.),  the 
Ffrst  Base,  or  the  First  and  Second  Bases,  or  the 
First,  Second  and  Third  Bases,  be  occupied,  any 
Base-Runner  so  occupying  a  base  shall  cease  to 
be  entitled  to  hold  it,  until  any  following  Base- 
Runner  is  put  out,  and  may  be  put  out  at 
the  next  base  or  by  being  touched  by  the  ball  in 
the  hands  of  a  Fielder  in  the  same  manner  as  in 
running  to  First  Base,  at  any  time  before  any 
following  Base-Runner  is  put  out. 

(13)  If  a  Fair  Hit  ball  strike  him,  he  shall 
be  declared  out,  and  in  such  case  no  base  shall 
be  run  unless  forced,  and  no  run  be  scored. 

(14)  If,  when  running  to  a  base  or  forced  to 
return  to  a  base,  he  fail  to  touch  the  intervening 
base  or  bases,  if  any,  in  the  order  prescribed  in 

^Rule  53  j  he  may  be  put  out  at  the  base  he  fails  to 
touch,  or  by  being  touched  by  the  ball  in  the  hand 
of  a  Fielder,  in  the  same  manner  as  in  running 
to  First  Base:  Provided,  That  he  shall  not  be 
declared  out  unless  the  Captain  of  the  fielding 
side  claim  such  decision  before  the  ball  is  deliv- 
ered to  the  bat  by  the  Pitchen 


86  PLAYING    RULES. 

(15)  If,  when  the  Umpire  calls  "  Play,"  after 
any  suspension  of  a  game,  he  fails  to  return  to 
and  touch  the  base  he  occupied  when  "  Time " 
was  called,  before  touching  the  next  base. 

RULE  58.  The  Umpire  shall  declare  the  Bats- 
man or  Base- Runner  outy  without  waiting  for  an 
appeal  for  such  decision,  m  all  cases  where  such 
player  is  put  out  in  accordance  with  these  rules, 
except   as   provided    in  Rule   57,    (11,)    (14)    and 

(is.) 

Rule  59.  In  case  of  a  Foul  Strike,  Foul  Hit 
not  legally  caught  flying,  Dead  Ball,  or  Base- 
Runner  put  out  for  being  struck  by  a  fair -hit  ball, 
the  ball  shall  not  be  considered  in  play  until  it  is 
held  by  the  Pitcher  standing  in  his  position. 

RULE  60.  Whenever  a  Block  occurs,  the  Um- 
pire shall  declare  it,  and  Base-Runners  may  run 
the  bases  without  being  put  out,  until  after  the 
ball  has  been  returned  to  and  held  by  the  Pitcher 
standing  in  his  position. 

RULE  61 .  One  Run  shall  be  scored  every  time 
a  Base-Runner,  after  having  legally  touched  the 
first  three  bases,  shall  touch  the  Home  Base  be- 
fore three  men  are  put  out.  If  the  third  man  is 
forced  out,  or  is  put  out  before  reaching  First 
Base,  a  run  shall  not  be  scored. 

RULE  62.  If  the  Pitcher  causes  tfie  ball  to\ 
strike  the  Batsman,  and  the  Umpire  be  satisfied 
that  he  does  it  intentionally,  he  shall  fine  the 
Pitcher  therefor  in  a  sum  not  less  than  Ten  Dol- 
lars, nor  more  than  Fifty  Dollars.  (See  League 
contract,  paragraph  11.) 


PLAYING    RULES.  67 

RULE  63.  No  Player  except  the  Captain  or 
his  assistant  shall  address  the  Umpire  concerning 
any  point  of  play,  and  any  violation  of  this  Rule 
shall  subject  the  offender  to  a  fine  by  the  Um- 
pire. 

CLASS  VI. 

Rule  64.  A  staff  of  four  League  umpires 
shall  be  elected  at  the  Schedule  meeting  of  the 
League,  in  the  month  of  March,  on  the  following 
basis: 

(1)  Applications  for  such  positions  will  be  re- 
ceived by  the  Secretary  until  the  first  day  of 
March. 

(2)  A  written  contract  shall  be  made  with 
each  of  the  fcTur  umpires  selected,  stipulating  for 
his  service  from  May  1st  to  Oct.  1st,  at  a  salary 
of  one  thousand  dollars  for  such  period ,  payable 
in  equal  monthly  payments,  at  the  expiration  of 
each  month  of  service.  He  shall  also  be  allowed 
and  paid  his  actual  expenses  while  absent  from 
his  home  in  the  service  of  the  League. 

(3)  He  shall  be  under  the  sole  control  and  di- 
rection of  the  Secretary,  from  whom  he  will  re- 
ceive all  assignments  to  duty  and  all  instructions 
regarding  the  interpretation  of  the  playing  rules, 
and  the  Secretary  shall  see  that  he  is  proficient  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  that  he  shall  ap- 
pear in  proper  dress  when  acting  as  umpire. 

(4)  In  the  event  of  the  failure  of  such  umpire 
to  umpire  a  game  assigned  to  him,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Secretary  to  provide  a  substitute  to 


88  PLAYING  RULES. 

umpire  such  game,  and,  in  such  case,  there  shall 
be  deducted  from  the  next  monthly  payment  to 
the  League  umpire  the  sum  of  twelve  dollars  for 
each  game  assigned  to  him,  which,  for  any  rea- 
son, he  shall  have  failed  to  umpire. 

(5)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  League  club 
to  accept  as  umpire  for  any  championship  game 
such  League  umpire  or  substitute  as  the  Secre- 
tary shall  assign  to  such  game,  and  only  in  the 
event  of  the  failure  of  the  League  umpire  or  sub- 
stitute so  assigned  to  appear  at  the  hour  appoint- 
ed for  the  beginning  of  such  game,  shall  the  duty 
devolve  upon  the  visiting  club  to  designate  an 
umpire  for  such  game. 

(6)  Any  League  umpire  shall  be  removed  who 
shall  be  objected  to  in  writing  by  four  League 
clubs  after  the  commencement  of  the  champion- 
ship season,  and,  in  the  event  of  the  resignation, 
removal  or  expulsion  of  any  League  umpire  the 
Secretary  shall  have  power  to  appoint  a  suitable 
person  to  fill  the  vacancy  thus  created. 

RULE  65.  The  Umpires  Duties ,  in  addition 
to  those  specified  in  the  preceding  Rules,  are  : 

(1)  Before  the  commencement  of  a  Match 
Game,  the  Umpire  shall  see  that  the  rules  gov- 
erning all  the  materials  of  the  game  are  strictly 
observed.  He  shall  ask  the  Captain  of  the  Home 
Club  whether  there  are  any  special  ground  rules 
to  be  enforced,  and,  if  there  are,  he  shall  see  that 
they  are  duly  enforced,  provided  they  do  not 
conflict  with  any  of  these  Rules.  He  shall  also 
ascertain  whether  the  fence  in  the  rear  of  the 
Catcher's  position  is  distant  ninety  feet  from  the 
Home  Base. 


PLAYING  RULES.  89 

The  Umpire  shall  not  reverse  his  decision  on 
any  point  of  play  upon  the  testimony  of  any 
player  engaged  in  the  game  or  upon  the  testi- 
mony of  any  bystander. 

(2)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  umpire  to  de- 
cide whether  the  grounds  are  in  proper  condition 
and  the  weather  suitable  for  play. 

RULE  66.      The  Umpire  shall  not  be  changed  , 
during  the  progress  of  a  match  game,  except  for 
reason  of  illness  or  injury. 

RULE  67.  Any  League  Umpire  who  shall  be 
convicted  of  selling,  or  offering  to  sell,  a  game  of 
which  he  is  Umpire,  shall  thereupon  be  removed 
from  his  official  capacity  and  placed  under  the 
same  disabilities  inflicted  on  expelled  players  by 
the  Constitution  of  the  League.  (See,  also,  Con- 
stitution, Section  45  ) 

RULE  68.  The  Umpire's  Jurisdictions  and 
Powers,  in  addition  to  those  specified  in  the  pre- 
ceding Rules,  are  : 

(1)  The  gentleman  selected  to  fill  the  posi- 
tion of  Umpire  must  keep  constantly  in  mind  the 
fact  that  upon  his  sound  discretion  and  prompt- 
ness in  conducting  the  game,  compelling  players 
to  observe  the  spirit  as  well  as  the  letter  of  the 
Rules,  and  enforcing  each  and  every  one  of  the 
Rules,  largely  depends  the  merit  of  the  game  as 
an  exhibition,  and  the  satisfaction  of  spectators 
therewith.  He  must  make  his  decisions  distinct 
and  clear,  remembering  that  every  spectator  is 
anxious  to  hear  such  decision.  He  must  keep 
the  contesting  nines  playing  constantly  from  the 
commencement  of  the  game  to  its  termination, 


90  PLAYING  RULES. 

allowing  such  delays  only  as  are  rendered  un- 
avoidable by  accident,  injury  or  rain.  He  must, 
until  the  completion  of  the  game,  require  the 
players  of  each  side  to  promptly  take  their  posi- 
tions in  the  field  as  soon  as  the  third  hand  is  put 
out,  and  must  require  the  first  striker  of  the  op- 
posite side  to  be  in  his  position  at  the  bat  as 
soon  as  the  fielders  are  in  their  places. 

(2)  The  players  of  the  side  "  at  bat "  must 
©ccupy  the  portion  of  the  field  allotted  them, 
subject  to  the  condition  that  they  must  speedily 
vacate  any  portion  thereof  that  may  be  in  the 
way  of  the  ball,  or  any  fielder  attempting  to 
catch  or  field  it.  The  triangular  space  behind 
the  Home  Base  is  reserved  for  the  exclusive  use 
of  the  Umpire,  Catcher  and  Batsman,  and  the 
Umpire  must  prohibit  any  player  of  the  side  "  at 
bat  "  from  crossing  the  same  at  any  time  while 
the  ball  is  in  the  hands  of  the  Pitcher  or  Catcher, 
or  is  passing  between  them,  while  standing  in 
their  positions. 

(3)  Section  9  of  the  League  Constitution 
makes  the  League  Umpire  a  member  of  the 
League.  During  the  progress  of  a  game  he 
is  the  sole  representative  of  the  League,  to  see 
that  the  game  is  played  and  determined  solely  on 
its  merits,  and  these  Rules  invest  him  with  am- 
ple powers  to  accomplish  this  purpose.  In  the 
performance  of  his  duties  he  must  remember  that 
his  sole  allegiance  is  due  to  the  League. 

(4)  The  Umpire  is  master  of  the  Field  from  the 
commencement  to  the  termination  of  the  game, 


PLAYING  RULES.  91 

and  must  compel  the  players  to  observe  the  pro- 
visions of  all  the  Playing  Rules,  and  he  is  hereby 
invested  with  authority  to  order  any  Player  to 
do  or  omit  to  do  any  act,  as  he  may  deem  it 
necessary  to  give  force  and  effect  to  any  and  all 
of  such  provisions,  and  power  to  inflict  upon  any 
player  disobeying  any  such  order  a  fine  of  not 
less  than  five  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each 
offense,  and  to  impose  a  similar  fine  upon  any 
player  who  shall  use  abusive,  threatening  or  im- 
proper language  to  the  Umpire,  audience,  or 
other  player,  and  when  the  Umpire  shall  have  so 
punished  the  player,  he  shall  not  have  the  power 
to  revoke  or  remit  the  penalty  so  inflicted.  (See 
League  Contract,  paragraph  II.) 

(5)  The  Umpire  shall,  at  once,  notify  the  Cap- 
tain of  the  offending  player's  side  of  the  infliction 
of  any  fine  herein  provided  for,  and  the  club  to 
which  such  player  belongs  shall,  upon  receipt  of 
a  notice  of  said  fine  from  the  Secretary  of  the 
League,  within  ten  days  transmit  the  amount  of 
such  fine  to  the  Secretary  of  the  League. 

(6)  In  case  the  Umpire  imposes  a  fine  on  a 
player,  or  declares  a  game  forfeited,  he  shall 
transmit  a  written  notice  thereof  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  League  within  twenty -four  hours  there- 
after; and  if  he  shall  fail  to  do  so,  he  shall  forfeit 
his  position  as  League  Umpire,  and  shall  forever 
thereafter  be  ineligible  to  umpire  any  League 
game. 

RULE  69.  For  the  special  benefit  of  the  pat- 
rons of  the  Game,  and  because  the  offenses  speci- 
fied are  under  his  immediate  jurisdiction,  and  not 


92  PLAYING  RULES. 

subject  to  appeal  by  players,  the  attention  of  the 
Umpire  is  particularly  directed  to  possible  viola- 
tions of  the  purpose  and  spirit  of  the  Rules,  of 
the  following  character  : 

1.  Laziness  or  loafing  of  players  in  taking 
their  places  in  the  field,  or  those  allotted  them 
by  the  Rules  when  their  side  is  at  bat,  and  espe- 
cially any  failure  to  keep  the  bats  in  the  racks 
provided  for  them  ;  to  be  ready  (two  men)  to 
take  position  as  Batsman,  and  to  remain  upon  the 
Players'  Bench  except  when  otherwise  required 
by  the  Rules. 

2.  Any  attempt  by  players  of  the  side  at  bat, 
by  calling  to  a  fielder  other  than  the  one  desig- 
nated by  his  Captain,  to  field  a  ball,  or  by  any 
other  equally  disreputable  means  seeking  to  dis- 
concert a  fielder. 

3.  Indecent  or  improper  language  addressed 
by  a  player  to  the  audience,  the  Umpire,  or  any 
player. 

In  any  of  these  cases  the  Umpire  should 
promptly  fine  the  offending  player. 

4.  The  Rules  make  a  marked  distinction  be- 
tween hindrance  of  an  adversary  in  fielding  a 
batted  or  a  thrown  ball.  This  has  been  done  to 
rid  the  game  of  the  childish  excuses  and  claims 
formerly  made  by  a  Fielder  failing  to  hold  a  ball 
to  put  out  a  Base-Runner,  but  there  may  be 
cases  of  a  Base-Runner  so  flagrantly  violating 
the  spirit  of  the  Rules  and  of  the  Game  in  ob- 
structing a  Fielder  from  fielding  a  thrown  ball, 
that  it  would  become  the  duty  of  the  Umpire  not 
only  to  declare  the   Base-Runner  "  out"  (and  to 


PLAYING  RULES.  93 

compel  any  succeeding  Base-Runners  to  hold  their 
bases),  but  also  to  impose  a  heavy  fine  upon  him. 
For  example:  If  the  Base-Runner  plainly  strike 
the  ball  while  passing  him,  to  prevent  its  being 
caught  by  a  Fielder  ;  if  he  hold  a  Fielder's  arms 
so  as  to  disable  him  from  catching  the  ball,  or  if 
he  knock  the  Fielder  down  with  his  fist  for  the 
same  purpose. 

5.  In  the  case  of  a"  Block",  if  the  person  not 
engaged  in  the  game  should  retain  possession  of 
the  ball,  or  throw  or  kick  it  beyond  the  reach  of 
the  Fielders,  the  Umpire  should  call  "Time," 
and  require  each  Base-runner  to  stop  at  the  last 
base  touched  by  him,  until  the  ball  be  returned 
to  the  Pitcher,  standing  in  his  position. 

6.  The  Umpire  must  call  "  Play  "  at  the  exact 
time  advertised  for  beginning  a  game,  and  any 
player  not  then  ready  to  take  the  position  allotted 
him  must  be  promptly  fined  by  the  Umpire. 

7.  The  Umpire  is  only  allowed,  by  the  Rules, 
to  call  "  Time  "  in  case  of  an  accident  to  himself 
or  a  player,  or  in  case  of  rain,  as  defined  by  the 
Rules.  The  practice  of  players  suspending  the 
game  to  discuss  or  contest  a  decision  with  the 
Umpire,  is  a  gross  violation  of  the  Rules,  and  the 
Umpire  should  promptly  fine  any  player  who  in- 
terrupts the  game  in  this  manner. 

CLASS  VII 

SCORING. 

Rule  70.  In  Order  to  Promote  Uniformity  in 
Scoring  Championship  Games,  the  following  in- 
structions, suggestions   and   definitions  are  made 


94  PLAYING  RULES. 

for  the  benefit  of  scorers  of  League  clubs,  and 
they  are  required  to  make  the  scores    mentioned 
in  Section  80  of  the   League   Constitution  in   ac- 
cordance therewith. 
Batting, 

(1)  The  first  item  in  the  tabulated  score,  after 
the  player's  name  and  position,  shall  be  the  num- 
ber of  times  he  has  been  at  bat  during  the  game. 
Any  time  or  times  where  the  player  has  been 
sent  to  base  on  called  balls  shall  not  be  included 
in  this  column. 

(2)  In  the  second  column  should  be  set  down 
the  runs  made  by  each  player. 

(3)  In  the  third  column  should  be  placed  the 
first  base  hits  made  by  each  player.  A  base  hit 
should  be  scored  in  the  following  cases  : 

When  the  ball  from  the  bat  strikes  the  ground 
between  the  foul  lines,  and  out  of  reach  of  the 
fielders. 

When  s.  hit  is  partially  or  wholly  stopped  by  a 
fielder  in  motion,  but  such  player  cannot  recover 
himself  in  time  to  handle  the  ball  before  the 
striker  reaches  First  Base. 

When  the  ball  is  hit  so  sharply  to  an  infielder 
that  he  cannot  handle  it  in  time  to  put  out  a  man. 
In  case  of  doubt  over  this  class  of  hits,  score  a 
base  hit  and  exempt  fielder  from  the  charge  of 
an  error. 

When  a  ball  is  hit  so  slowly  toward  a  fielder 
that  he  cannot  handle  it  in  time  to  put  out  a  man. 


PLAYING  RULES.  95 

(4)  In  the  fourth  column  should  be  placed  to 
the  credit  of  each  player  the  total  bases  made  by 
him  off  his  hits. 

Fielding 

(5)  The    number  of    opponents    put    out   by 
each  player  shall  be  set  down  in  the  fifth  column. 
Where  a  striker  is  given  out  by  the  Umpire  for  a 
foul  strike,  or  because  he  struck  out  of  his  turn 
the  put-out  shall  be  scored  to  the  Catcher. 

(6)  The  number  of  times  the  player  assists 
shall  be  set  down  in  the  sixth  column.  An  as- 
sist should  be  given  to  each  player  who  handles 
the  ball  in  a  run-out  or  other  play  of  the  kind. 

An  assist  should  be  given  to  a  player  who 
makes  a  play  in  time  to  put  a  runner  out,  even  if 
the  player  who  should  complete  the  play  fails, 
through  no  fault  of  the  player  assisting. 

And  generally  an  assist  should  be  given  to 
each  player  who  handles  the  ball  from  the  time  it 
leaves  the  bat  until  it  reaches  the  player  who 
makes  the  put-out,  or  in  case  of  a  thrown  ball, 
to  each  player  who  throws  or  handles  it  cleanly, 
and  in  such  a  way  that  a  put-out  results  or  would 
result  if  no  error  were  made  by  the  receiver. 

In  the  summary  of  the  game  should  be  credited 
to  the  pitcher  the  number  of  times  a  batsman 
fails  to  hit  the  ball  on  the  third  strike. 

(7)  An  error  should  be  given  for  each  mis- 
play  which  allows  the  striker  or  base-runner  to 


96  PLAYING  RULES. 

make    one   or   more   bases,   when    perfect    play 
would  have  insured  his  being  put  out. 

An  error  should  be  given  to  the  Pitcher  when 
the  batsman  is  given  first  base  on  "  called  balls." 

In  scoring  errors  off  batted  balls,  see  (3)  of  this 
rule. 

CLASS    VIII. 

CONSTRUCTION  AND    AMENDMENTS. 
RULE  71.      No  section  of  these  Rules  shall   be 
construed    as    conflicting  with   or    affecting    any 
article  of  the  Constitution  of  the  League, 

RULE  72.  No  Amendment  or  change  of  any 
of  these  Rules  shall  be  made,  except  in  the  man- 
ner provided  in  the  Constitution  of  the  League. 


BASE    BALL   GUIDE,  97 

Special  Meeting  of  the  National  League  of   Profes- 
sional Base  Ball  Clubs  held  at  the   Continental 
Hotel,   Philadelphia,   Pa.,    Friday,   Sept.   22d,  a.  d. 
:882. 
Present: 

Messrs.  A.  H.^Soden  >  representi      BoSTON       B  B  Ass>N_ 

J\..  J.  V^HASE       J 

Hon.  W.  G.  Thompson  "  Detroit         "  " 

Mr.  A.  L.  Hotchkin  "  Troy  City     "  M 

Mr.  Geo.  W.  Howe  "  Cleveland    "  « 

Mr.  Fred  Simester  "  Worcester    4t 

Mr.  H.  B.  Winship  "  Providence  m  " 

Mr.  James  Moffat  u  Buffalo         "      Club. 

Mr.  A.  G.  Spalding  "  Ch.cago       Ball      " 

Meeting  called  to  order  at  n  A.  m,,  by  President  Soden, 
who  spoke  very  feelingly  of  the  circumstances  which  called  him 
to  the  chair  by  the  death  of  President  Hulbert,  and  eulo- 
gized the  man  and  his  many  noble  qualities  of  mind  and  heart- 
On  motion  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
was  dispensed  with. 

Mr.  Thompson  moved  that  each  club  be  permitted  to  hire 
any  of  their  own,  or  players  not  connected  with  League  Clubs, 
on  and  after  Monday,  Sept.  25.     Carried. 

Mr.  Chase  moved,  as  a  sense  of  this  meeting,  that  the 
Buffalo  Club  has  a  right  to  play  three  schedule  games  with  the 
Chicago  Club  in  either  Chicago,  New  York,  or  Philadelphia. 
Carried. 

It  was  moved  and  seconded  that  the  Chicago  and  Providence 
Clubs,  in  case  of  a  tie  for  the  championship,  be  permitted  to 
play  a  series  of  not  more  than  nine  games  as  a  test  of  superi- 
ority.    Carried. 

On  motion  adjourned  subject  to  the  call  of  the  President. 
(Signed)  A.  H.  SODEN, 

N.  E.  YOUNG,  President. 

Secretary. 

Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  National 
League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs  held  at 
Hotel  Dorrance,  Providence,  R.  I.,  Tuesday,  Dec.  5, 

A.  D.    l8S2. 

Meeting  called  to  order  by  the  chairman  at  8.30  p.  m. 

Present: 

Mr.  A.  H.  Soden,  Chairman,  and  Messrs.  Thompson, 
Hotchkin,  and  Hughson,  Directors.  (The  latter  representing 
the  Buffalo  Club  in  the  absence  of  Mr.  Jewett.) 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  was  received  and  accepted. 

Mr.  N.  E.  Young  was  re-elected  Secretary  of  the  League. 
On  motion  adjourned  to  meet  at  0:30  a.  m.,  on  the  following 
day. 


98  spalding's  official 

AT     ;  „-  Wednesday,  Dec.  6.,  A.  D.  iSSi 

Meeting  called  to  order  at  9:30  a.  m. 

Present:  Mr.  A.  H.  Soden,  Chairman,  and  Messrs. 
Brown,  Thompson,  Hotchkin  and  Hughson,  Directors. 

The  Secretary  presented  a  tabular  statement  of  champion- 
ship games  won  and  lost  during  the  season  of  18S2,  showing 
the  Chicago  Club  to  have  won  the  greatest  number. 

On  motion,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  Chicago  Ball  Club  of  Chicago  III 
having  won  the  greatest  number  of  games  in  the  championship 
series,  is  hereby  awarded  the  League    Championship  of  the 
United  States  for  the  year  1882. 

In  connection  with  the  subject  of  the  championship  we  find 
that  several  games  were  played  by  four  League  Clubs  after  the 
conclusion  of  the  championship  season,  in  pursuance  of  an 
agreement  made  by  representatives  of  six  (6)  League  Clubs 
Under  the  present  Constitution  of  the  League  such  games  can 
have  no  place  in  the  championship  record,  but  we  recommend 
such  legislation  as  will  provide  for  a  special  series  to  determine 
the  championship  in  case  two  or  more  clubs  be  found  tied 
for  first  place  on  games  won  and  lost  at  the  conclusion  of  the 
series  covered  by  the  annual  championship  schedule. 

We  have  the  pleasure  of  reporting  that  an  appropriate  me- 
morial stone,  commemorating  the  connection  of  our  late  Presi- 
dent Mr.  W  A.  Hulbert,  with  the  League,  has  been  provid- 
ed for  by  equal  contributions  of  all  the  clubs  that  were  members 
of  the  League  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  that  it  is  now  in 
course  of  preparation  and  will  probably  be  erected  during-  the 
present  month.  & 

In  the  matter  of  charges  and  specifications  preferred  bv  the 
Cleveland  Club  against  Herman  Doscher,  on  motion  of 
Mr.  Thompson  the  appeal  of  Mr.  Doscher  was  dismissed, 
and  the  action  of  the  Cleveland  Club  in  suspending  said 
Doscher  for  the  year  1883  was  unanimously  affirmed. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Thompson  the  Buffalo  Club  was 
awarded  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  to  be  paid  by  the  Metro- 
politan Club  for  game  of  date  Oct.  6,  1882. 

On  motion  adjourned. 

(Signed)     A.  H.  Soden,  Chairman. 

A.  L.  Hotchkin,     ] 
Geo.  H.  Hughson,  I  ~. 
W.G.Thompson,    fDirectors8 
"  Freeman  Brown,  J 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  99 

Annual  Meeting  of  the  National  League  ov  Profes- 
sional Base  Ball  Clubs  held  at  Hotel  Dorrance, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  Wednesday,  Dec.  6,  A.  D.  1882. 

Meeting  called  to  order  by  the  President  at  12  m. 

The  following  named  gentlemen  presented  their  credentials : 
A.  H.  Soden  representing  the  Boston         B.  B.  Ass'n 

A.J.Chase 

H.  B.  Winship  "  Providence  « 

H.  Wright 

C.  H.  Bulkley  "  Cleveland     " 

Geo.  W.  Howe  "  " 

A.  G.  Spalding  "  Chicago    Ball    Club. 

A.  G.  Mills 

A.  L.  Hotchkin  kt  Troy  City  B.  B.  Ass'n 

Freeman  Brown  "  Worcester     ' '     Club. 

Hon.  W.  G.  Thompson  "  Detroit  "   Ass'n. 

Geo.  H.  Hughson  "  Buffalo  "     Club. 

On  motion  the  regular  order  of  business  was  suspended. 

Mr.  A.  G.  Mills  offered  the  following  resolutions  which  were 
unanimously  adopted : 

Resolved,  "That  by  the  death  of  our  friend  and  former  Pres- 
ident, Mr.  W.  A".  Hulbert,  the  National  game  and  this 
League  have  alike  suffered  an  irreparable  loss. 

.Resolved,  That  to  him  alone  is  due  the  credit  of  having 
founded  this  League,  and  to  his  able  leadership,  sound  judg- 
ment and  impartial  management,  are  chiefly  due  the  success  it 
has  thus  far  attained,  and  the  substantial  reforms  which  have 
been  effected  in  the  exhibition  of  the  National  game  since  the 
organization  of  this  League. 

Resolved,  That  we  honor  his  name  and  will  ever  cherish  his 
memory,  and  will  endeavor,  in  the  conduct  of  the  affairs  of  this 
League,  to  pursue  the  line  of  policy  which  he  inaugurated    . 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  inscribed  upon  the  min- 
utes of  this  meeting,  and  that  a  copy  be  furnished  Mr.  Hul- 
bert's  family  with  the  assurance  of  our  profound  sympathy 
with  them  in  their  bereavement. 

Remarks  were  made  by  Messrs.  Mills,  Young,  and  others. 

The  regular  order  of  business  being  resumed,  on  motion  the 
reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  was  dispensed 
with. 

The  resignations  of  the  Worcester  B.  B.  Club  and  the 
Troy  City  B.  B.  Ass'n  were  received,  and,  on  motion,  the 
following  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  resignations  of  the  Worcester  B.  B. 
Club,  and  the  Troy  City  B.  B.  Association,  are  hereby  ac- 
cepted, and  that  the  names  of  said  clubs  be  placed  on  the  roll 
of  honorary  League  membership. 


100  ftPALDINGr's    OFFICIAL, 

Resolved,  That  the  representatives  of  the  Worcester  and 
Troy  City  Clubs  be  invited  to  be  present  during  the  remain- 
der of  this  annual  meeting. 

Ihe  Secretary  presented  the  applications  for  League  mem- 
bership of  the  New  York  Ball  Club  of  New  York  City, 
and  the  Philadelphia  Ball  Club  of  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
accompanied  with  the  unanimous  favorable  report  of  the  com- 
mittee to  whom  they  had  been  previously  referred.  Upon  a 
ballot  being  pissed  they  were  duly  elected.  Jno.  B.  Day  and 
C.  T.  Dillingham  were  admitted  as  the  representatives  of  the 
former,  and  A.  J.  Reach  as  the  representative  of  the  latter 
club. 

The  meeting  next  proceeded  to  consider  amendments  to  the 
Constitution,  pending  the  consideration  of  wh.ch  on  motion 
adjourned  to  meet  at  10  A.  m.  on  the  following  day. 

Thursday,  Dec.  7,  A.  D.  1S82. 

Meeting  called  to  ord^r  at  10  a.  m.,  and  proceeded  to  the  con- 
sideration of  amendments  to  the  Constitution  and  Playing 
Rules,  which,  as  amended,  were  adopted  as  follows: 

(See  Constitution  and  Playing  Rules.) 

The  following  preamble  and  resolution  was  adopted : 

Whereas,  The  Northwestern  League  has  invited  this 
League  to  arrange  a  basis  for  the  mutual  recognition  of  con- 
tracts, and 

Whereas,  This  League  has  accepted  such  invitation,  There- 
ore 

Res  >lv(d,  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  by  this 
meeting  to  confer  upon  this  and  other  subjects  of  mutual  in- 
terest, with  such  association,  or  with  any  other  association  of 
Base  Ball  Clubs,  said  committee  to  report  to  the  League  meet- 
ing in  March. 

The  following  named  gentlemen  were  selected  to  constitute 
such  committee:  Messrs.  A.  G.  Mills,  Jno.  B.  Day,  and  A. 
H.  Sodex. 

On  motion  the  names  of  the  following  persons  were  removed 
from  the  list  of  disqualified  players.  Viz:  S.  P.  Houck,  Lip- 
man  Pike,  L.  P.  Dickerson,  M.  J.  Dorgan,  J.J.  Fox,  Ed- 
ward Nolan,  Wm.  Crowley,  E.  M.  Gross,  L.  J.  Brown, 
and  E.  J.  Caskins. 

On  motion  the  disabilities  of  Jno.   E.  Clapp  were  removed. 

On  motion  the  following  resolution  was  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  the  President  of  the  League  is  hereby  em- 
powered to  reconvene  this  annual  meeting  at  any  time  in 
March,  1S83. 

On  motiou  the  following  resolution  was  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  League  be 
held  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


BASE    BALL   GUIDE.  101 

Messrs.  A.  H.  Soden  and  A,  G.  Spalding  were  selected  as 
a  committee  to  prepare  a  Schedule  for  the  season  of  1883. 

On  motion,  the  publication  of  the  League  Book  was  left  in 
the  hands  of  the  Secretary. 

On  motion  a  committee  of  three  was  appointed  to  consider 
the  matter  of  uniforms. 

Messrs.  Bulkley,  Day  and  Wright  were  appointed  to 
constitute  such  committee,  who  reported  in  favor  of  the  clubs 
named  being  permitted  to  wear  the  colored  stockings  selected 
by  them  as  follows:  Boston,  Red,  Chicago,  White,  Detroit, 
Brown,  Buffalo,  Gray,  Cleveland,  Navy  Blue,  Provi- 
dence, Light  Blue.  Also  of  allowing  the  New  York  and 
Philadelphia  clubs  to  select  their  own  colors  prior  to  the  com- 
mencement of  the  season,  which  should  be  distinctive  and  not 
in  conflict  with  any  of  the  colors  selected  by  the  above  named 
clubs. 

The  report  of  the  committee  was  accepted  and  the  committee 
discharged. 

Mr.  A.  H.  Soden  was  appointed  a  committee  to  receive  bids 
from  manufacturers  present  for  furnishing  the  necessary  num- 
ber of  balls  for  the  use  of  the  League  during  the  year  1883. 

The  "Spalding  League  Ball"  was  selected,  and  the  con- 
tract for  furnishing  the  same  duly  awarded  to  Messrs.  A.  G. 
Spalding  &  Bros.,  Chicago,  111. 

Messrs.  Spalding,  Reach  &  Hughson  were  appointed  a 
committee  on  Printing,  and,  upon  their  report  and  recommenda- 
tion, the  contract  for  printing  posters,  etc.,  for  the  use  of  League 
clubs  during  the  year  1883,  was  awarded  to  Mr.  Jno.  B.  Sage, 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Mr.  A.  G.  Mills  was  unanimously  elected 
President  of  the  League. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  League  are  due  and  are 
hereby  tendered  to  Mr.  A.  H.  Soden  for  the  able  and  impar- 
tial manner  in  which  he  has  performed  the  duties  of  President. 

The  following  named  gentlemen  were  elected  with  the  Pres- 
ident, to  constitute  the  "Board  of  Directors"  for  the  ensu- 
ing year.,  namely:  A.  H.  Soden,  A.  J.  Reach,  Hon.  W,  G. 
Thompson,  and*A.  G.  Spalding. 

No  further  business  appearing,  on  motion  adjourned. 

(Signed)  A.  G.  MILLS, 

N.  E.  YOUNG,  President. 

Secretary. 


102  Spalding's  official 

Reconvened  annual  meeting  of  the  National  League 
of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs  held  at  the 
Victoria  Hotel,  New  York  City,  Monday,  March 
5    1883. 

The  following  delegates  were  present: 


A.  G.  Spalding,                 representing 

the  Chicago      Ball  Club. 

J  no,  B.  Day, 

New  York     "         " 

A.J.  Reach  &  Jno.  I.  Rogers           " 

Phila.              " 

Geo.  H.  Hughson,                             a 

Buffalo          B.  B.  Club. 

Hon.  \V\  G.  Thompson,                  " 

Detroit              "     Ass'n. 

Geo.  W.  Howe,                                " 

Cleveland          "          " 

Harry  Wright,                                    " 

Providence       "           4t 

A.  H.  Soden  &  A.  J.  Chase,           " 

Boston 

Meeting  called  to  order  by  President  Mills  at  12:30  p.  m. 

The  conference  committee  appointed  to  confer  with  other 
associations  submitted  their  report,  and,  on  motion,  it  was 
unanimously  accepted,  and  the  President  was  duly  authorized 
to  sign  the  agreement  on  behalf  of  the  League. 

Messrs.  A.  G.  Mills,  A.  H.  Soden,  and  Jno.  B.  Day  were 
appointed  an  arbitration  committee  on  behalf  of  the  League-. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  the  disabilities  of  the  following  named  per- 
sons be  removed,  namely :  Alex.  McKinnon,  Philio  Baker, 
C.  W.  Jones,  and  J.  J.  Gerhardt. 

The  following  amendments  were  made  to  the  Constitution 
and  Playing  Rules: 

(See  Constitution  and  Playing  Rules). 

Messrs.  A.  F.  Odlin  of  Lancaster,  N.  H.,  S.  M.  Decker, 
Bradford,  Pa.,  Frank  Lane,  Norwalk,  O.,  and  W.  E.  Furlong, 
Kansas  City,  Mo  ,  were  duly  elected  to  constitute  the  staff  of 
League  umpires  for  1883. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Thompson,  the  following  reso,ution  was 
adopted: 

Resolved,  That  Herman  Doscher  be  expelled  from  the 
League  for  embezzlement  and  obtaining  money  under  false 
pretences. 

The  committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  A.  H.  Soden  and  Al- 
bert G.  Spalding,  appointed  to  prepare  a  schedule  for  the  sea- 
son of  18S3,  submitted  their  report,  which  was  unanimously 
adopted. 

No  further  business  appearing,  on  motion  adjourued. 

(Signed)  A.  G,  MILLS, 

N.  E>  Young,  President 

Secretary0 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  103 

Special  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Na- 
tional League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs 
-held  at  the  russell   house,  detroit,  mlch.,  june 

24,   A.  D.   l882. 

Present: 

Messrs  .  W.  G.  Thompson,  Freeman  Brown,  James  A. 
Mugridge  and  Gardner  Earl,  Directors.  (The  two  latter 
representing  the  Buffalo  and  Troy  City  Clubs  in  the  ab- 
sence of  Messrs.  Jewett  and  Hopkins.) 

In  the  absence  of  President  Soden  and  Secretary  Young-, 
Mr.  James  A.  Mugridge  was  elected  chairman  pro  tern,,  and 
Mr.  Freeman  Brown,  Sec'y  pro  tem. 

President  Thompson  of  the  Detroit  Club  preferred 
charges  against  Richard  Higham,  League  umpire  (letter 
marked  "A")  and  in  support  of  same  presented  the  following 
communication,  (marked  aB.") 

President  Thompson  by  reason  of  representing  the  club 
making  the  charges  at  issue,  was  excused  from  acting  with  the 
uBoard." 

Mr.  Richard  Higham,  against  whom  the  charges  were  pre- 
ferred, was  admitted  to  the  meeting,  andean  opportunity  given 
him  to  present  his  defence. 

He  denied  the  authorship  of  the  letter  marked  aB"  and  made 
a  general  denial  of  all  complicity  with  anv  person  or  persons  to 
cause  any  game  of  ball  to  result  otherwise  than  on  its  merits 
under  the  playing  rules.  The  letter  marked  "B"  having  been 
submitted  with  a  letter,,  the  authorship  of  which  "Mr.  Higham 
acknowledged  to  be  his  own,  to  three  of  the  best  handwriting 
experts  in  Detroit,  and  being  pronounced  identical  with  each 
other,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  the  charges  preferred  by  the  Detroit  Club 
against  Richard  Higham  are  fully  sustained. 

Resolved,  That  the  said  Richard  Higham  be  forever  dis- 
qualified from  acting  as  umpire  in  any  game  of  ball  participated 
in  by  a  League  Club. 

On  motion,  adjourned 
(Signed.)  JAMES  A.  MUGRIDGE, 

FREEMAN  BROWN,  Chairman  pro  tern. 

Secretary  pro  tern. 


104  spaldi^g's  official 

OFFICERS  AND  PLAYERS. 

The  following  is  an  official  list  of  the  Officers  of  the  Na- 
tional League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs,  and  Officer,  and 
Players  of  Clubs  belonging  to  the  "National  League  of  Pro- 
fessional Base  Ball  Clubs,"  and  Officers  and  Players  of  clubs, 
members  thereof,  for  the  season  of  1883,  so  far  as  completed, 
March  8,  1883. 

A.  G.  MILLS,  President,   No.    92    Liberty    St,   New  York 
City. 

N.  E.YOUNG,  Secretary,  P.  O.  Box  536,  Washington,  D. 

C.  Telegrams  to  Second  Auditor's  Office. 

DIRECTORS. 

A.  G.  Mills,  Chairman. 

A.  H.  Soden,  Boston,  Mass. 

A.J.  Reach,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Hon.  W.  G.  Thompson,  Detroit,  Mich. 

A.  G.  Spalding,  Chicago,  111. 

BOSTON  BASE.  BALL  ASSOCIATION,  OF  BOSTON, 
MASS. 

A.  H.  Soden,  President.  A.   ).  Chase,    Treasurer. 

No.  116  Water  St.  No.  jj  Pearl  St. 

J.  J.  Burdock,  J.  E.  Whitney, 

S.  W.Wise,  E.  B.  Sutton, 

L.  P.  Dickerson,  C.  G.  Buffinton, 

Joseph  Horning,  Thos.  Deasley, 

J.  F.  Morrill,  P.  R.  Radford, 

Michael  Hines,  M.  M.  Hackett,' 

BUFFALO  BASE  BALL  CLUB  OF  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 

Josiah  Jewett,  President.    Geo.  H.  Hughson,  Secretary. 

No.  11    White   Fire  Proof  Building. 

Chas.  J.  Foley,  D.  Brouthers, 

.  H.  Richardson,  Geo.  Shaffer, 

J.  F.  Galvin,  James  O'Rourke, 

J.  C.  Rowe,  J.  L.  White, 

D,  W.  Force,  Geo.  H.  Derby, 

M.  J.  Kennedy. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  105 

CHICAGO  BALL  CLUB  OF  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

A.  G.  Spalding,  President.  J  no.  A.  Brown,  Secretary, 

No.  108  Madison  St.  No.  108  Michigan  Ave, 

A.  C.  Anson,  A.  Dalrymple, 

E.  N.  Williamson,  F.  E.  Goldsmith, 

Geo.  F.  Gore,                 -  Thomas  E.  Burns, 

M.  J.  Kelly,   '  F.  S.  Flint, 

L.  Corcoran,  Fred  Pfeffer, 

L.  C.  Stockwell. 

CLEVELAND   BASE   BALL   ASSOCIATION   OF 
CLEVELAND,  O. 

C.  H.  Bulkley,  President.  (Letters  to  G.  W.  Howe,   V.  Pres.) 
No.  6  Rouse  Block. 

•     F.  C.  Bancroft,  Manager. 
P.  J.  Hotaling,  Chas.  Briody, 

W.  B.  Phillips,  M.  Muldoon, 

Jacob  Evans,  Jas.  McCormick, 

John  W.  Glasscock,  Fred  Dunlap, 

Thos.  York,  Geo.  W.  Bradley, 

A.  J.  Bushing,  Hugh  Daily, 

C.  C.  Broughton. 

DETROIT     BASE     BALL     ASSOCIATION     OF     DE- 
TROIT, MICH. 

Hon.  W.  G.  Thompson,  President,  No.  204  Randolph  St. 
S.  P.  Houck,  Joseph  F.  Farrell, 

S.  W.  Trott,  Geo.  E.  Weidman, 

Geo.  A.  Wood,  Edward  Hanlon, 

C.  W.  Bennett,  Richard  S,  Burns, 

Thos.  Mansell,  M.  J.  Powell, 

J.  L.  Quest,  Jorm  C.  Chapman. 

PROVIDENCE     BASE       BALL      ASSOCIATION     OF 
PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

Henry  B.  Winship,  Preside?it. 

Harry  Wright,  Secretary. 

V.  Nava,  Joseph  Start, 

B.  Gilligan,  Chas.  Radbourn, 
A.  A.  Irwin,  Cliff  Carroll, 
Jeremiah  Denny,  P-  A.  Hines, 


106  SP\LDING\S    OFFICIAL 

J  rib.  Farrell,  J.  L.  Richmond, 

C.  H.  Robinson,  J.  P.  Cassidy, 

H.  Wright,  E.  E.  Smith, 

Chris.  Fulmer. 


METROPOLITAN     BALL     CLUB    OF    NEW     YORK 
CITY. 

Jno.  B.  Day,  President,  No.  121  Maiden  Lane. 

J  no.  E.  Clapp,  Jno.  Troy, 

M.  C.  Dorgan,  P   Gillespie, 

Jas.  E.  O'Neill,  Wm   Ewing, 

F.  Hankinson,  M.  Welch, 

E.  J   Caskins,  R.  Connor, 

Tno.'  M.  Ward,  Tno.  G.  Reillv 

PHILADELPHIA  BALL  CLUB  OF  PHILADELPHIA, 
PENNSYLVANIA. 

Albert  J.  Reach,  President,  Jno   I.  Rogers,  Secretary, 

No.  ^3,  So  8th  St.  Philadelphia 

E.  M.  Gross,  W   A   Purcell, 

Jno.  Neagle,  Jno.  Manning, 

H.  Henderson,  F   C.  Ringo, 

Fred.  Lewis,  Jno.  F   Coleman, 

W    H.  McClellan,  Chas.  W.  Gaunt,  Jr. 
C.  J.  Roberts. 


RECORD   OF    LEAGUE    CHAMPIONSHIP    GAMES. 


107 


RECORD  OF  LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES 

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Since  the  organization  of  the  League  in  1876,  the  Chicago  Club  has  won 
the  Championship  four  years,  Boston  two,  and  Providence  one.  The 
Chicago  Club  lost  the  fewest  number  of  games  in  1876,  and  won  the 
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games  in  1876,  and  Worcester  lost  the  most  in  1882.  The  Chicago  and 
Bostons  are  the  only  members  of  the  League  who  have  continued  their 
membership  since  its  organization  in  1876,  and  one  of  these  two  clubs  has 
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won  by  Providence,  Boston  standing  second,  and  Chicago  third. 


110 


BATTING    AVERAGES   OF   PLAYER8. 


BATTING  AVERAGES  OF  PLAYERS 

Who  have  taken  part  in  League  Championship 

Games  for  three  or  more  seasons. 

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115 


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Of  players  who  have  taken  part  in  fifteen  or  more  Championship  Games. 
SEASON  OF  1882. 


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CATCHERS'  AVERAGES. 


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LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


RECORD  OF  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES  PLAYED    1 

DURING   THE 

SEASON  OF  1882. 


Date, 


Names  op  Contestants. 


Boston  vs.  Worcester 

Providence  vs.  Troy  City  . 

Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 

Cleveland  vs.  Detroit 


Mav  1 
1 
1 
1 

2 

2jWorcester  vs.  Boston 

2~ 

3 

3 

3 

3 


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Cleveland  vs.  Detroit 

Boston  vs.  Worcester 

Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 

Worcester  vs.  Providence 

Boston  vs.  Trov  City 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago  .... 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 

Boston  vs.  Troy  City  .... . 
Providence  vs.  Worcester . 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit. 7 

Boston  vs.  Troy  Citv 

Worcester  vs.  Providence. 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago [ 

Providence  vs.  Boston 

Chicago  vs.  Cleveland 

Worcester  vs.  Trov  Citv  . . '. 


9 

10 
10 
10 
11 
11 
15 
15 
15 
15 
16 
16 
10 
16 
171 

17 1 Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 

17 j Boston  vs.  Worcester 

17| Providence  vs.  Trov  Citv 
18         "  « 

18|  Worcester  vs.  Boston 

18|  Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 

18! Detroit  vs..  Cleveland 


Boston  vs.  Providence 

Worcester  vs.  Trov  City 

Detroit  vs.  Buffalo .... 

Chicago  vs.  Cleveland. 
Providence  vs.  Boston 
"  "    Troy  City 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo ; . 

Worcester  vs.  Boston 

Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 


Where 
Played. 


Boston 

Providence 
Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland  . 

a 

Worcester . 
Providence 

a 

Cleveland. . 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 
Worcester.. 

Boston 

Cleveland.. 
Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

Providence 
Cleveland. . 
Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

Worcester  . 
Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland.. 
Providence 
Chicago  .. . 
Worcester  . 


Winning 
Club. 


Boston 

Worcester . 

Detroit 

Chicago  .. . 
Providence 

Albany  

Chicago  .. 
Worcester  . 

Detroit 

(< 

Chicago  . .. 

Boston 

Albany  

Worcester  . 
Chicago  . . . 
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Boston 

Providence 
Buffalo 
Detroit 

a 

Worcester . 
Providence 

ct 

Detroit 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 
Providence 
Troy  City.. 
Chicago  . . . 
Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

Providence 
Cleveland. 

Detroit 

Troy  City.. 
Providence 

Dptroit 

Chicago  . . . 
Providence 
Chicago  . . . 
Troy  City.. 

Boston 

Worcester  . 

Detroit 

Chicago  . . . 
Providence 

K 

Chicago  . . . 
Worcester . 

Detroit 

Cleveland  . 
Buffalo.... 

Boston 

Troy  City.. 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 
Detroit.... 


Runs 
Scored. 


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LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP   GAMES. 


121 


Record  of  Championship  Games. — Continued. 


Date, 

1882. 


Names  of  Contestants. 


Where 
Played. 


Runs 

Scored. 


Z    en  S 


May  19 

"  20 

"  20 

"  20 

"  22 

"  22 

"  22 

"  2:3 

"  23 

"  28 

"  24 

"  24 

"  25 

"  25 


Detroit  vs.  Buffalo. . . . 
Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo. 
Troy  City  vs.  Boston 
Chicago  vs.  Detroit. . . 


Detroit  . . . 
Cleveland 

Troy 

Chicago  .. 


Worcester  vs.  Providence. 

Troy  City  vs.  Boston 

Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo 

Chicago  vs.  Detroit 

Troy  City  vs.  Boston 

Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Worcester. 

Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland 


Worcester . 

Troy 

Cleveland. . 
Chicago  . .. 

Troy 

Cleveland. . 
Providence 

Detroit 

Buffalo 


Boston  vs.  Providence  . . . 
Troy  City  vs.  Worcester  . 

Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

Providence  vs.  Boston. . . 
Troy  City  vs.  Worcester. 

Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland 

Boston  vs.  Providence. . . 
Providence  vs.  Detroit. . . 

Boston  vs.  Buffalo 

Troy  City  vs.  Chicago  . . . 

Worcester  vs.  Cleveland  . 


Boston 

Troy 

Detroit 

Providence 
Troy 


Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

Providence 

Boston 

Albany  

Troy 

Worcester  . 


Troy  City  vs.  Chicago  . . . 

Boston  ve  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Detroit. . . 
Worcester  vs.  Cleveland. 

Boston  vs.  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Detroit. . . 
"  "  Buffalo... 
Worcester  vs.  Chicago. . . 
Boston  vs.  Detroit. .". 


6  Worcester  vs.  Chicago. . , 
6  Providence  vs.  Buffalo  . . 
6  Troy  City  vs.  Cleveland. 

a  u 

Providence  vs.  Buffalo  . . 

Worcester  vs.  Chicago.. , 

?!Boston  vs.  Detroit 

8  Troy  City  vs.  Cleveland  . 
9|  "        "  Buffalo 

9  Providence  vs.  Chicago. 


Troy 

Boston 

Providence 
Worcester  . 
Boston  .... 
Providence 

« 
Worcester . 
;  Boston 

u 

Worcester . 
Providence 
Troy 


Providence 
Worcester  . 

Boston 

Trov 


..  Providence 
9[Worcester  vs.  Detroit I  Worcester.. 


Detroit . . . 
Buffalo  . . . 
Troy  City . 
Chicago  .. 

Worcester 
Boston  . . . 
Cleveland. 
Detroit  . . . 
Troy  City. 
Cleveland. . 
Providence 
Detroit . . , 
Buffalo  . . , 
Cleveland. 
Providence 
Troy  City 
Chicago . . . 
Providence 
Worcester 

Buffalo  . . . 

Boston  ... 

Providence 

Boston 

Chicago  .. 

Troy  City. 

Cleveland 
a 

Troy  City. 
Buffalo  . . . 
Detroit . . . 
Cleveland. 
Boston  ... 
Providence 
Buffalo  . . . 
Worcester 
Boston  . . . 
Detroit  ... 
Worcester. 
Providence 
Troy  City. 
Cleveland. 
Providence 
Chicago  . . 
Boston  . . . 
Cleveland. 
Troy  City. 
Chicago  .. 
Detroit . . . 


122 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


Record  of  Championship  Games. — Continued. 


Date, 

1882. 


Names  of  Contestants. 


Where 
Played. 


Winning 
Club. 


June    9  Boston  vs.  Cleveland ; Boston 

10         " 

10i Worcester  vs.  Detroit ;  Worcester  . 

10  Providence  vs.  Chicago ; Providence 


Troy  City  vs.  Buffalo Troy . 


!  Boston  vs.  Cleveland Boston 

!  Worcester  vs.  Detroit I  Worcester.. 

5  Providence  vs.  Chicago 'Providence 

[  Troy  City  vs.  Detroit jTroy 

I  Worcester  vs.  Buffalo Worcester  . 

14|Boston  vs.  Chicago 'Boston 

14|Providence  vs.  Cleveland Providence 

15  «  «  ; 

15;  Worcester  vs.  Buffalo Worcester  . 


15  Boston  vs.  Chicago. 

16  Troy  City  vs.  Detroit 

16  Worcester  vs.  Buffalo  .... 

17  Troy  City  vs.  Detroit 

17  Boston  vs.  Chicago 

171  Providence  vs.  Cleveland. 

19  Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

20  "      Providence 

20 j Chicago  vs.  Worcester 

20develand  vs.  Boston 

20|Buffalo  vs.  Troy  City 

21  [Chicago  vs.  Worcester 

21iDetroit  vs.  Providence 

21  j  Cleveland  vs.  Boston 

21  Buffalo  vs.  Troy  City. .   . . 

22  J  Cleveland  vs.  Boston 

22jDetroit  vs.  Providence 

22  Chicago  vs.  Worcester  .. 

22 ; Buffalo  vs.  Troy  City 

24  "       Boston 


Cleveland  vs.  Troy  City  . 
Chicago  vs.  Providence. , 


Detroit,  vs.  Worcester. . . 

Buffalo  vs.  Boston 

j  Cleveland  vs.  Troy  City 


Buffalo  vs.  Boston 

Chicago  vs.  Providence . 
Detroit  vs.  Worcester. . . 


Boston 

Troy 

Worcester  . 

Troy 

Boston 

Providence 
Detroit 

Chicago  .. . 
Cleveland. . 
Buffalo 
Chicago  . .. 

Detroit 

Cleveland  . 
Buffalo 
Cleveland.  . 

Detroit 

Chicago  . . . 

Buffalo  . . . . 

a 

Cleveland. . 
Chicago  . . . 

ii 

Detroit 

Buffalo 
Cleveland  . 

a 

Buffalo  .... 
Chicago  . . . 


Detroit . 


Cleveland  vs.  Worcester. 

Detroit  vs.  Troy  City 

29|Buffalo  vs.  Providence  .. 
29[Chicago  vs.  Boston 


Boston 

Cleveland.. 

Detroit 

Providence 
Troy  City.. 

Boston 

Detroit 

Chicago  . .. 
Troy  Citv.. 
Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

Providence 
Cleveland.. 
Worcester  . 

Boston 

Detroit 

Buffalo  .... 

Detroit 

Chicago  . .. 
Providence 
Chicago  . .. 
Providence 
Chicago  . . . 
Cleveland. . 
Troy  City.. 
Chicago  . .. 
Detroit .... 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

Providence 
Chicago  ... 
Buffalo  .... 

'Boston 

Cleveland.. 
;  Providence 
Chicago  . .. 

Detroit 

;  Buffalo 

Cleveland., 
j  Troy  City.. 

Boston 

Chicago  . .. 
Detroit 


LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP   GAMES 


123 


Record  of  Championship  Games. — Continued. 


Date, 

1882. 


NAMES   OF   CONTESTANTS. 


rune  30  Chicago  vs.  Boston Chicago  . . . 

30  Cleveland  vs.  Worcester Cleveland. 

1 

li  Chicago  vs.  Boston Chicago  . 

I; Buffalo  vs.  Providence Buffalo  . 

1  (Detroit  vs.  Trov  City Detroit  . . 

3 

3  Buffalo  vs.  Providence Buffalo  . 

4  "  Worcester " 

4 

Chicago  vs.  Troy  City j Chicago 


Where 
Played. 


Detroit  vs.  Boston 'Detroit  . . . 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence Cleveland. 


Buffalo  vs.  Worcester Buffalo 

Detroit  vs.  Boston Detroit 

Chicago  vs.  Trov  City Chicago  . . . 

"  Detroit.. " 

Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo Cleveland. . 

Worcester  vs.  Boston Worcester  . 


Winning 
Q  Club. 


Chicago  . . 
Cleveland. 

Chicago  . . 
Providence 
Troy  City 
Detroit  . . 
Buffalo  . . 


Chicago  . 

Detroit  . . 
Boston  . . 
Providence 
Cleveland. 
(< 

Buffalo  . . . 
Boston  . . . 
Chicago  . . 

Cleveland. 
Boston  . . . 


Runs 
Scored. 


4 
11 

131 
13 
9, 

18 

a 

14 
5 

i 

11: 
10 
3 


124 


LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP   GAMES. 

Record  of  Championship  Games.— Continued. 


Date, 

1882. 


July 


Names  of  Contestants. 


Troy  City  vs.  Providence. 


Troy  City. 

Chicago. 
Boston  . 

Cleveland. 

Troy  City  vs.  Providence Troy 

Worcester  vs.  Boston Worcester 

Chicago  vs.  Detroit j Chicago 

vs.  Buffalo. 


Chicago  vs.  Detroit... 
Boston  vs.  Worcester. 
Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo . 


Where 
Played. 


Winning 
Club. 


Sri 


2  Providence  vs.  Boston'. '. .' '..'..'.[  Providence 


15  Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 


Troy  City  vs.  Worcester. 

Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 

Troy  City  vs.  Worcester. 
Boston  vs.  Providence. . , 
Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 


Providence  vs.  Boston. . . 
Boston  vs.  Providence. . . 
Troy  City  vs.  Worcester. 
Chicago  vs.  Cleveland. . . 
Detroit  vs.  Buffalo 


Providence  vs.  Worcester 
Chicago  vs.   Cleveland. . . . 


Troy  City  vs.  Boston 

Providence  vs.  Worcester 
Detroit  vs.  Buffalo 


Chicago  vs.  Cleveland 

Worcester  vs.  Providence 
Troy  City  vs.  Boston..   . 


Detroit. 


Tiov  .... 
Detroit. . 
Troy  .... 
Boston. . 
Chicago 


P  rovidence 

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Troy 

Chicago. .. . 
Detroit 


Providence 
Chicago 


Troy 

Providence 
Detroit 


Providence 


Detroit 

Worcester  . 

Buffalo 

Cleveland.. 
Providence, 
Worcester. . 
Chicago   ... 

Buffalo 

Boston 

Cleveland.. 


Providence  vs.  Worcester 
Detroit  vs.  Chicago 


Providence  vs.  Troy  Citv 
Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland. ...".. 

Worcester  vs.  Boston 

Boston  vs.  Worcester 

Providence  vs.  Trov  City 
Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland  .... 

Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

Boston  vs.  Worcester 

Providence  vs.  Trov  City. . 

Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland , 

Boston  vs.  Chicago 


Chicago 

Worcester. . 
Troy 


Providence. 
Detroit 

(i 

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Buffalo 

Worcester. . 

Boston 

Providence 
Buffalo  .... 

Detroit 

Boston 

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Boston 


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Boston 

Troy  City.. 

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Detroit 

Buffalo  .... 
Providence 
Chicago 

Troy  City.. 
Providence 
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Cleveland.. 
Providence. 
Troy  Citv 

Boston 

Providence. 
Chicago  . .  . 

Detroit 

Providence, 

Buffalo 

Worcester . 

Boston 

Troy  City.. 
Cleveland.. 
Chicago  .. . 

Boston 

Providence 
Buffalo  .... 
Boston 


LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP   GAMES. 


125 


Record  of  Championship  Games. — Continued. 


Date, 

1882. 


Names  of  Contestants. 


3  Providence  vs.  Cleveland. 

3, Troy  City  vs.  Buffalo  .... 

4| 

4; Worcester  vs.  Detroit. 


Where 
Played. 


Providence  vs.  Cleveland 

Cleveland . 

Boston  vs.  Chicago 

Worcester  vs.  Detroit 


Boston  vs.   Chicago 

Trov  City  vs.  Buffalo — 
"  Detroit.  ... 

Boston  vs.  Cleveland — 
Providence  vs.  Chicago. 
Worcester  vs.  Buffalo  . . 


Troy  Citv  vs.  Detroit.. 
Boston  vs.  Cleveland. . . 
Providence  vs.  Chicago. 


Worcester  vs.  Buffalo. 
Boston  vs.  Cleveland. 
Troy  City  vs.  Detroit. . 
Providence  vs.  "  . . 
Troy  City  vs.  Chicago. 


Providence  vs.  Detroit. . . 

Boston  vs.  Buffalo 

Worcester  vs.  Cleveland. . 

Boston  vs.  Buffalo 


Providence  vs.  Detroit  . . 
19:  Worcester  vs.  Cleveland. 

21  i'rov  City  vs.  Chicago  . . , 

22  Boston  vs.  Detroit. 


Worcester  vs.  Chicago. 


Boston  vs.  Detroit 

Troy  City  vs.  Cleveland. 
*4:  Boston  vs.  Detroit 

24  Worcester  vs.  Chicago.. 
24! Providence  vs.  Buffalo. . 
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25  Troy  City  vs.  Cleveland. 


26 1 Providence  vs.  Buffalo  . . . 

29!Detroit  vs.  Troy  City 

29i Chicago  vs.  Boston 

29| Cleveland  vs.  Worcester. 


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Runs 
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126  LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 

Record  of  Championship  Games.— Continued. 


Date, 

1882. 


Names  or  Contestants. 


Winning 
Club. 


Where 
Played. 


Aug.  31 J  Cleveland  vs.  Worcester 'Cleveland 

n"     31 ; Buffalo  vs.  Providence Buffalo. 

Sept.    li        "  «  j  « 

1  Chicago  vs.  Boston..." (Chicago... 

"        1  Detroit  vs.  Trov  Citv Detroit. . . 

2, Buffalo  vs.  Providence Buffalo 

"       2, Chicago  vs.  Boston Chicago. 

4jDetroit  vs.  Troy  Citv jDetroit. 

4(  Cleveland  vs.  Worcester I  Cleveland  , 

5,  Cleveland  vs.  Providence " 

5  Buffalo  vs.  Worcester Buffalo.... 

5  Chicago  vs.  Trov  City Chicago  . .  , 

o  Detroit  vs.  Boston 'Detroit. 

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7  Buffalo  vs.  Worcester i Buffalo 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence Cleveland. 

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Chicago  vs.  Troy  City... 

Buffalo  vs.  Worcester 

"  Trov  City.... 

Chicago  vs.  Providence. . 

Cleveland  vs.  Boston 

Detroit  vs.  Worcester 


Cleveland  . 
Providence 
Buffalo  .... 
Chicago  .. . 

Detroit 

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Boston 

Detroit 

Worcester. . 
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Chicago 

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Chicago  .. 
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Cleveland  vs.  Boston... 
Buffalo  vs.  Trov  Citv.... 


Chicago,  vs.  Providence. . 

Detroit  vs.  Worcester 

Cleveland  vs.  Boston 

Troy  Citv. 
Chicago  vs.  Worcester... 
Detroit  vs.  Providence  . . 
Buffalo  vs.  Boston 


Cleveland  vs.  Troy  Citv. 

Buffalo  vs.  Boston 

Detroit  vs.  Providence.. 
Chicago  vs.  Worcester.. 


Detroit  vs.  Providence 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 

Boston  vs.  Troy  City 

Providence  vs.  Worcester. 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 


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Cleveland.. 
Buffalo  .... 

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Buffalo  .... 

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Buffalo  . 
Detroit. . 
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Buffalo  .... 


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Providence. 
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Runs 
Scored. 


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3 

24 
13 
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3 
8 
5 
2 
3 
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6 

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127 


Record  of  Championship  Games — Continued. 


Date. 

1882. 


NA31ES  op  Contestants. 


Winning 
Clubs. 


Runs 
Scored. 


Where 
Played. 


*  9 


Sept. 


Oct. 


Buffalo  vs.  Detroit Buffalo 

Boston  vs.  Troy  City ;Boston  — 

Worcester  vs.  Providence ] Worcester  . 

(t  it  u 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago Cleveland. . 

Boston  vs.  Troy  City [Boston 

Buffalo  vs.  Chicago jBuffalo 

Worcester  vs.  Troy  City Worcester. . 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo Chicago, . . . 

Worcester  vs.  Troy  City 'Worcester  . 

Cleveland  vs.  Detroit Cleveland. . 

Cleveland  vs.        "  " 

Worcester  vs.  Troy  City j Worcester  . 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo Chicago. . . . 

Boston  vs.  Providence JBoston 

Providence  vs.  Boston [Providence. 


Buffalo  . . . 
Boston  . . . 
Worcester 
Providence 
Chicago.. . 
Troy  City. 
Chicago... 
Troy  City. 
Chicago. . . 

Troy  City. 
Detroit  ... 
Cleveland. 
Troy  City. 
Chicago... 
Providence 
Boston. 


Total 


2559  1047 


Total  Number  of  Runs  Scored,  3,606 


RUNS  SCORED  BY  CLUBS. 

Chicago 603    Opponents,    353 

Providence 463  356 

Buffalo 500"  "  462 

Boston 468  "  407 

Cleveland 390  "  398 

Detroit 387  "  470 

Troy  City 416  "  508 

Worcester 379  "  652 

3606 3606 

Average  number  of  runs  scored  per  game  by  winning  clubs 7.66 

Average  number  of  runs  scored  per  game  by  losing  clubs 3.13 


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July  25 

July   11 

July   17 

"       8 

July     2 
Sept.  26 

Sept.    9 

44      20 

M       26 

44      12 

Sept.  21 

4'      10 

Sept  ;| 

Aug.  11 

;;   13 

"      19 

"     22 

-     27 

44      12 

"      13 

"    14 

44      20 

«     23 

"      29 

"      13 

"          18 

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May      1 

June  23 

June  iS 

♦July   4 

June  28 

«    24 

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44        2 

«     24 

44      19 

t  <l        4 

"      30 

"        25 

"       3 

«     25 

44      20 

44       6 

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Athletics. 

July   23 

July    17 

July    11 

Sept.    9 

"      21 

44       8 

44        2 

«      24 

44      18 

44      12 

4i     10 

Sept  15 

Sept.  26 

Sept.  21 

Aug.    9 

"      19 

"      13 

41        12 

44      18 

"      27 

44      22 

"      10 

**      20 

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May    19 

May   14 

May   10 

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June  23 

44      21 

"      16 

«•      11 

"      30 

t°        4 

44      18 

44      24 

"      22 

«      17 

"      12 

July     1 

41       6 

44      19 

44     25 

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Aug.    3 

Aug.    9 

•4       2 

«/'            * 

44      20 

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«     30 

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**      22 

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44     17 

Sept.  22 
44      24 
44      25 

July  25 
44     26 
44     28 

Sept.  26 
44      27 
44      29 

June  16 
"      18 

June   14 
"      15 

June    9 
"      11 

June    4 
'k       5 

May    24 
"      25 

May    15 
44      16 

May    19 
44      21 

Ft.  Wayne. 

44      20 

Sept.    6 

8 

"      10 

»■      21 

Sept.    3 

4 
"      11 

*4      12 
Aug.  29 

kk      30 
Sept.     1 

a"        7 

Aug.  24 

«      25 
"      27 

44      26 

Aug.    1 

44        2 

"       4 

"      17 

Aug.    6 

.1        7 

*'       9 

44      22 

July     2 

"       4 

4 

June     7 
9 

June     4 

5 

June   14 

'        '5 

June  iS 
11      20 

May    10 
"      11 

May    19 

44      21 

May     1 
44          2 

Peoria. 

44       11 

Aug.    7 

44      29 

"      30 

"      12 

Aug.  24 
u      25 

Sept.     1 

"       16 

Sept.    3 

4 

11        6 

M      21 

Sept.    8 

"      10 

44      1 1 

"      12 

Aug.  13 
"      H 
"      i5 

44      22 
"      30 

"      30 

u      3, 

"        17 

Aug.  18 
44      20 

44      21 

Springfield. 

June     4 

"       5 

44     12 

Sept.    3 

"       4 
"      11 

June     7 

9 

"      11 

Sept.    6 

'*       8 

"      10 

June  iS 
"      20 
"      21 

Aug.  2} 

«     25 

"    27 

June   14 

«  16 

Aug.  29 

"      30 

Sept.     1 

May      1 
11        2 

"        3 

Aug.  18 

"      19 

44      21 

May     5 

".  1 

July     2 

4 

"        4 

May   24. 
"      2S 
•4      26 

Aug.  13 
44      14 
"      15 

June  14 

"      *5 

June   16 

June     4 

"       5 

June    9 
14      11 

May      5 

May      ^ 
«      l5 

May    10 

4'      11 

Qrainey. 

"     21 

Aug.  24 

»      25 

Sept.     1 

'•     20 
Aug.  -7 

30 

Sept.     8 
'4      10 
u      11 

«       I2 

Sept.     3 

4 

"        6 

"     16 

Aug.    6 

;v  7 
9 

44      12 

Aug.    2 

44        2 

"       4 

ADDED. 

At  Saginaw,  Bay  City  plays  Saginaw,  May  30,  P.  3VI.  Gime. 
At  Bay  City  Bay  City  plays  Saginaw,  May  30,  A.  M.  Game. 
At  Saginaw,  Bay  City  plays  Saginaw,  July  4,  A.  M.  Game. 
At  Bay  City,  Bay  City  plays  Saginaw,  July  4,  P.  M.  Game. 


AMERICAN  SPORTS. 

A  Gentlemen's  Newspaper. 


Elevated  in  tone,  and  devoted  to  the  conservation 
and  promotion  of  the  general  range  of  legitimate 
popular  sports  and  pastimes. 

Published  Weekly;  price,  $3  per  year. 


T.  Z.  COWLES,        -       -        -       Editor, 
O.  L.  FOX>     -       -     Business  Manager. 


THE  BASE  BALL  DEPARTMENT 

Is  particularly  comprehensive  ana  interesting  to 
lovers  of  the  National  Game, 


Send  for  Sample  Copy0 

Office,  204  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 


CHICAGO  TRIBUNE, 

The  Western  Sporting  Authority. 


The  Sunday  Edition  of  The  Chicago  Tri- 
bune, and  the  Daily  Edition  throughout  the  playing 
season  of  1883,  will  be  found,  as  heretofore,  indispen- 
sable to  those  who  desire  accurate,  reliable,  and  com- 
prehensive base  ball  records  and  reports. 

Every  club  and  club-room  should  keep  The  Sun- 
day Tribune  on  file. 

THE  TURF  DEPARTMENT 

of  The  Tribune  is  universally  admitted  to  be  without 
an  equal,  and  during  1883  it  will  be  still  further  im- 
proved. Special  telegraphic  reports  of  the  principal 
running  and  trotting  meetings  will  be  furnished,  and 
particular  attention  be  given  to  the  performances  of 
the  American  horses  in  England. 

In  other  departments  of  sport  The  Tribune  will 
maintain  the  superiority  it  has  so  long  enjoyed. 

TEEMS: 

SUNDAY  EDITION,  16  Pages,  per  year,  -  $  2.00 
DAILY  TRIBUNE,  including  Sunday,     -       -     14.00 

Address, 

The  Tribune., 

chicago,  ill. 


CLIFTON  HOUSE, 


CZKXC^O-O. 


The  Proprietors  of  the  Clifton  would 
respectfully  solicit  the  patronage  of  the 
League  and  other  traveling  Base  Ball  Clubs 
for  the  season  of  1883.  ^e  offer  a  special 
rate  of 

$2.00  Per  Day, 

And  refer  to  the  League  Clubs  of  1882  who 
made  their  home  with  us,  also  to  Messrs. 
A.   G.   Spalding  &  Bros.,    108  Madison  St. 


WOODCOCK  &  LORING, 


PROPRIETORS. 


The  League  Clubs  for '83 


THE  WAY  THEY  TRAVEL. 


The  cities  that  have  representative  clubs  contesting  for  the 
championship  pennant  this  year  are :  Chicago,  Boston,  New 
York,  Providence,  Buffalo,  Detroit,  Cleveland  and  Philadelphia 
and  a  point  that  should  be  noted  by  lovers  of  the  National  game, 
is  that  all  of  these  cities  are  joined  together  by  the  Michigan 
Central  Railroad.  This  road  has  enjoyed  almost  a  monopoly 
of  Base  Ball  travel  in  former  years,  which  goes  a  long  way  to 
prove  its  desirability  as  a  passenger  line,  there  being  no  more 
fastidious  traveler  than  "the  professional."  Of  course  the  accom- 
modations of  a  first-class  railroad  nowadays  are  first-class,  and 
that  seems  about  all  that  one  need  say,  first-class  implying  all 
elegance  in  Sleeping  Cars,  Day  Coaches,  and  Smoking  Cars, 
but  one  more  moiety  of  praise  is  due  lo  the  Michigan  Central 
for  its  sumptuous  Dining  Cars,  and  the  comforts  they  afford  a 
traveler. 

It  is  luxury  to  eat  and  fly,  which  must  be  experienced  in 
order  to  be  appreciated.  The  through  trains  of  the  Michigan 
Central  pass  through  Detroit  and  run  in  full  view  of  "  Niagara 
Falls,'7  and  for  this  reason  is  known  to  all  travelers  as  "  The 
Niagara  Falls  Route." 


LYMAN  &CURTISS 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS 

In  nearly  Everything  Pertaining:  to 

FIELD  SPORTS. 

Eastern  Depot  of  Supplies  for 

SPALDING'S  CELEBRATED 

BASE  BALL  GOODS. 

All  Orders  sent  us  will  be  filled  at  same  price 

as  if  ordered  of  A.  G.  Spalding  & 

Bros.,  of  Chicago. 


To  those  who  reside  in  or  near  New  York, 

we  extend  a  cordial  invitation  to  call 

and  select  for  themselves. 


Our  Stock  is  very  Large. 

Club  Trade  our  great  Specialty. 


WE  INCITE  CORRESPONDENCEo 

All  Mail  Orders  attended  to  promptly. 


23  Murray  and  27  Warren  Streets, 

USTEW  YORK. 

3,  O.  Box  1663, 


A.  J.  REACH  *  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers  of 

Fine  Sporting  Goods, 

BASE    BALL, 

ORIOKET, 

LAWN  TENNIS, 

BOATING,  FISHING  TACKLE, 

Boxing  Gloves, 

Indian  Clubs,  Etc. 

23  So.  Eighth  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Send  3  cent  Stamp  for  Catalogue.   Goods  shipped  C.  O.  D 
or  on  receipt  of  price,  to  all  parts  of  the  country. 


Base  Ball  Posters, 
Window  Hansers, 
Colored  Score  Cards. 

The  above  have  been  adopted  by  the  "  League  "  and  "Ameri- 
can Association,"  for  the  season  of  1883. 

The  Colored  Score  Cards  are  ENTIRELY  NEW,  and 
very  attractive.  There  are  eight  different  designs,  printed  in 
six  colors  each,  in  the  highest  style  of  the  Lithographic  Art, 
Send  for  samples  and  prices  to 

JNO.  B.  SAGS, 

BUFFAIiO,  Hi.  Y. 

Bosnia-  a-LOTTiES- 

We  would  call  special  attention  of  those  inter 
ested  in  the  manly  art  of  Slef-Defence  to  our 
superior  line  of  Boxing-  Gloves. 

Owing-  to  the  increased  demand  we  have  found 
it  necessary  to  manufacture  these  goods  on  a 
much  larger  scale  than  ever  before  attempted,  and 
we  hope  to  be  able  to  supply  the  demand  with 
a  far  better  article  than  made  heretofore,  and  at 
comparativelv  low  prices.  We  can  furnish  com- 
plete sets  01  four  gloves  each,  at  $2.50,  $3.00, 
$4.00,  $4.50,  $5.00,  $5.50,  $6.00,  $7.00,  $7.50, 
$10.00  per  set. 

•woo:d:e:lt  x>tt:m::b  bsl.l.s. 

Polished  Maple,  our  own  Manufacture. 

y2  lb.  each per  pair,  $    60  I  2  lbs.  each per  pair,  $     7^ 

%\h.     "     "  60    3  lbs.     "     "  100 

1    lb.     "     "  75  I  4  lbs.     "     "  125 

These  Wooden  Dumb  Bells  are  especially  adapted  for  Ladies'  Schools 
ind  Kindergartens. 

I^OILT     IDTTrMIIB     BSLiLS. 

Any  weight,  3  lb.  to  100  lbs 6  cts.  per  lb. 

ENGLISH  MODEL  IRON  QUOITS. 

4%  inch,  per  set $     75  j  *y2  inch,  per  set $1  00 

5         "  " S5I6        "  "     1  25 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  St.,  Chicago. 


BASE  BALL  SHIRTS. 


FANCY  SHIELD  SHIRT.  LACED  SHIRT  FRONT. 

No.  XX.     Extra  quality  Shirt,  of  extra  heavy  flannel,  made  ex- 
pressly for  our  League   Club   trade,  any  style,  Each.    Per  Doz. 
White,  Blue  or  Gray $5  oo  $54  00 

No.    X.      Professional  Club  Shirt,  made  of  good  quality  heavy 

flannel,  White,  Blue  or  Red 4  50    48  00 

No.    i.       First  quality  twilled  flannel,  White,  Blue  or  Red. ..     4  00    42  00 

No.    2.       Second  quality  twilled  flannel,  White,  Blue  or  Gray.     325    3600 

No.    3.       Third  quality,  Shaker  flannel,  White  only 2  25     24  00 

To  Measure  for  Shirt. — Size  Collar  worn.     Length  of  Sleeve,  bent 

from  center  of  back.     Size  around  chest.     Length  of  Y'oke  from  shoulder 

to  shoulderc 

BASE   BALL   PANTS. 

Each.  Dozen. 

No.  XX.     Extra  quality  flannel  Pants,  White,  Blue  or  Gray.. $5  00  $54  00 

No.   X.       Good  quality  heavy  flannel,  White,  Blue  or  Red....    4  50  4S  00 

No.    1.       First  quality  twilled  flannel,  White,  Blue  or  Red. ..    4  00  42  00 

No.    2.       Second  quality  twilled  flannel,  White,  Blue  or  Gray.   3  25  36  00 

No.    3.       Third  quality  Shaker  flannel,  White  only 225  2400 

To  Measure  for  Pants. — Size  around  waist.  Length  of  outside  seam 
from  waist  to  eight  inches  below  the  knee  (for  full  length  pants  measure 
to  the  foot).     Length  of  inside  seam.     Size  around  hips. 


COMPLETE  UNIFORMS. 

Our  facilities  for  manufacturing  Base  Ball,  Cricket,  Lawn  Tennis,  and 
all  kinds  of  athletic  uniforms,  are  the  very  best.  This  department  is  under 
the  supervision  of  a  practical  tailor  and  shirt  cutter,  who  is  an  expert  in 
designing  and  cutting  base  ball  and  athletic  uniforms.  We  would  urge 
clubs  not  to  make  the  mistake  of  intrusting  the  making  of  their  uniforms  to 
local  dealers,  whose  experience  in  this  kind  of  work  is  necessarily  small, 
but  send  direct  to  us,  and  get  a  good,  cheap,  and  satisfactory  outfit.  We 
make  complete  base  V  U  uniforms  at  prices  ranging  from  $7.00  to  $30.00  per 
man.  Measurement 1  .nnks  sent  free  upon  application.  Send  ten  cents  for 
samples  of  flannel  ana  belt  webbing,  and  receive  a  handsome  colored  litho- 
graph fashion  plate,  showing  the  different  styles  and  prices.     Address 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

708  Madison  St.,  Chicago. 


WORSTED  WEB    BELTS. 

Our  Worsted  Webbing  is  made  expressly  for  our  trade  2*4  inches  wide* 
and  our  belts  are  all  mounted  in  the  best  manner  with  russet  leather  trim- 
mings and  strong  buckles. 


Solid  White per  doz.  $6  00 

"      Blue "  600 

N.   "      NavyBlue ..       "  600 

41      Solid.  Red mt  600 

"  "       Green  "  600 

"         M      Brown , "  600 


3 


White  Center,  Blue  Edges , per  doz.  $6  00 

M       Red        "     . "  600 

"  "       Brown   "      "  600 

"  "       Green     " "  600 


No.  11.    Blue  Center,  White  Edge per  doz.  $6  00 

No.  12.    Red       "  "  "  600 


Worsted  Web  Belts,  any  color,  with  large  2*4  inch  Nickel  Plated 

Buckle per  doz.  $10  00 

Cotton  Web  Belts,  with  large  2%  inch  Nickel  Plated  Buckle,     "  8  00 

AMERICAN  UNION  WEB  BELTS. 

No.  1 4.     Red  with  White  Edges per  doz.  $3  00 

No.  te;.     Blue     "  " "  300 

Sample  Belt  mailed  upon  receipt  of  price. 

BASE    BALL  STOCKINGS. 

PER  DOZ. 

League  Regulation,  made  of  the  finest  worsted  yarn.     The  following 
colors  can  be  obtained :     White,  Light  Blue,  Navy  Blue, 

Scarlet,  Gray,  Green,  Old  Gold,  Brown $18  00 

No.  XX.     Extra  quality  finest  Woolen  Stockings,    Scarlet,   Blue, 

Brown  or  Green 15  00 

No.  1.  Fine  quality  Woolen  Stockings,  Scarlet,  Blue  or  Brown...  12  00 
N"o.  2.  Good  quality  Woolen  Stockings,  Scarlet,  Blue  or  Brown . .  9  00 
No.  3.        Second  quality  Woolen  Stockings,  Scarlet,  or  Blue,  with 

white  or  drab  cotton  feet 7  50 

N"o.  o.        Finest  German  Cotton  Base  Ball  Hose,  made  and  imported 
expressly  for  our  own  trade — Solid  White,  Red,  Blue  or 

Brown 13  50 

NTo.  00.     Same  as  No.  o,  second  grade,  same  colors 10  00 

No.  000.        "  No.  o,  third  "  " ..       800 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  Street?  Chicago,  111, 


BASE  BALL  CAPS  AND  HATS. 


No.  ii 


No.  t3. 


No.  19. 


No  21. 


No.  7. 

No.  7. 
No.  11. 
No.  11. 
No.  13. 
No  19. 
No.  19. 
No.  21, 
No- 21. 


15  00 


7  So 


No.  1.     League  Parti-colored  Cap. . . .  J%\^'  *  ^  3d  qUaI 

No.  3.     Base  Ball  Hat,  any  color.    .       *q  m 

No.  5.     Base  Ball  Cap,  Chicago  style/ any 'coloV, 

with  or  without  stripes    "  0  oo 
Base  Ball  Cap,  Boston  shape,'  without  star! 

any  colors   ...                                                 '  _  __ 

Ditto,  all  white  only....'.".". om 

Base  Ball  Cap,  Jockey  shape,  any '  color '. '.  900 

Ditto,  all  white  only.  ...  ^ 

Kntt  5an  £ap,', ^°Ston  shaPe'  wit^  stir : .'  9  00 

Base  Ball  Skull  Cap,  any  color. .  Q  00 

Ditto,  white onlv..   ....:.               jj  J? 

College  Base  Ball  Cap,  anv  color.* '.'.'.  "  "  q  00 

Ditto,  white  only.........'. ?q  00 


6  00 


6  00 


In  addition  to  the  styles  above  mentioned,  we  are  prepared  to  make  a, 
style  of  Cap  known,  and  will  furnish  at  prices  corresponding  to  above. 

BASES. 

Best  Canvas,  with  marble  Home  Plate  *,- 

Best  Canvas,  with  iron  Home  Plate     '  - 

Best  Canvas,  without  Home  Plate     °  ' 

Straps  and  Iron  Spikes,  extra .*.' .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.".'/ .' 2  00 

Our  Bases  are  made  in  accordance  with  the  latest  League  rules,  fifteen 
inches  square. 

BASE  BALL  BAT  BAGS. 

Eforaca^y^gtil%CoazneriaSit.h.S°1.e.leatherendS  a"d  ^  handleS  , 
Same  style  for  two  dozen  Bats ^ 


00 

6  00 


A.  CL  SPALDIHG  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  St,  Chicago,  111. 


Spalding's  Catchers'  Mask. 

After  much  experiment  we  have  finally  perfected 
a  safe  and  comfortable  Catchers'  Mask  or  Face  Pro- 
tector, and  can  recommend  it  to  base  ball  catchers  as 
the  strongest,  lightest,  and  most  comfortable  feeling 
mask  yet  invented.  It  is  made  of  the  best  material, 
well  padded,  and  by  an  ingenious  arrangement  of  the 
wires,  an  unobstructed  view  is  obtained.  It  is  far 
superior  to  the  old  style  of  wire  mask,  or  the  heavy, 
dangerous  steel  bar  mask.  We  make  them  in  two 
sizes,  as  follows: 

None  genuine   with-    No#  I#     For  a  Medium  Length  Face,  each.... $3  oo 

out  our  Trade-Mark      No#  2#     For  a  Long  Face,  each 3  00 

on  each  Mask.  No.  3.     Boys' Size,  each 250 

Mailed  postpaid  upon  receipt  of  price. 


Spalding's  Catchers'  Cloves. 


Our  new  design,  open 
back,  catchers'  gloves,  made 
out  of  very  thick  buckskin, 
and  padded,  is  the  best  pro- 
tection for  catchers'  hands 
of  anything  yet  devised. 
They  ao  not  interfere  with 
throwing,  and  no  catcher  or 
player  subject  to  sore  hands, 
should  be  without  a  pair  of 
these  gloves. 

No.  o.  League  Club  Catch- 
ers' Gioves,  made  of  extra 
heavy  Indian-Tanned  Buck 
selected  with  special  care 
for    the    use    required    of 

them per  pair,  $3  00 

No.  1.     Heavy  Genuine  Indian-Tanned  Buck,  open  backs,  well  pad- 
ded, warranted per  pair,  $2  00 

No.  2.     Second  quality,  open  backs,  padded "  1  50 

No.  3.     Third  quality,  open  backs,  padded "  1  00 

Sample  pair  mailed  postpaid  upon  receipt  of  price. 


A.  G.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  Street,  Chicago. 


Ease   Ball   Siloes. 


No. 


No. 


No.  ,.  Nq    2 

L^g?ep5Ub  -Sh?e-     ?ame  as  used  b>'  Lea^  Clubs?  Made 

cali^Th^Stfnd"  ^Xtra  ^^  ^-as,  foxed  with  French  V 
•     The  Standard  Screw  Fastener  is  used.    Price  per  pair    4 


No.  3. 

"Ma  N°-    4- 

^°-3y  ^Sep*  S^     G0°d   qUaUty  Can™5'   '*»% 

M  0.3X.  Agatear  Base  BaU  Shoe  for  Boys."  sicond  quality  can vak'.  $*  °° 

No.  4.     «»«te«^B^'iffl"«^"iiw«V^w'ftiapw^r    2  00 

SPALDING'S   STEEL   SHOE   PLATES. 

For  Base  Ball  and  Cricket  Players. 

Our  Mew  Steel  Shoe  Plates,  as  represented  in 
the  following  cut,  are  now  in  use  by  nearly  every 
professional  player  in  the  country.  The  old  style 
of  single  spikes  has  been  done  away  with,  and  this 
7!u  °t  P  e  1S  now  in  £ene™l  use.  They  are  made 
ot  the  best  steel,  and  so  tempered  that  they  will  not 
bend  or  break  They  can  be  used  on  any  Shoe, 
and  put  on  and  taken  off  at  pleasure.  They"  are  the 
cheapest,  lightest,  and  most  durable  as  well  qs  the 
u^rf/0  "f^S?*  tny  Plate  made-  The  maJ°rity  of  professfonal  plavers 
compel. PS  b°th  °n  thC  Heel  and  t0e'  E'ach  set  is  Put  «P  ^nPscrews 
Spalding's  Steel  Plates  with  Screws Per  pair,  25c.     Per  doz.  pair,  $2  <o  ' 

MAILED   UPON   RECEIPT   OF   PRICE. 

SPALDING'S  MALLEABLE  IRON 
SHOE  PLATES. 

Our  Malleable  Iron  Plates  are  made  after  the 
most  approved  pattern  (see  cut),  which  renders 
them  not  only  very  strong  but  light. 

Per  pair $  f  - 

Per  dozen  pair \ ...  ' ' ' .'[ '  [ "  ' " ' '   ,   5-5 

MAILED   UPON   RECEIPT    OF   PRICE.' 

SPALDING    &    BROS., 

138  Madison  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


50 


SPALDING'S  SCORE  BOOK. 

Reporters.  They  ai!e  adapted  for  the  spectator  of  T>all  gamesf  who  scores 
tor  his  own  amusement,  as  well  as  the  official  club  scorer,  who  records  the 
minutest  detail.     By  this  new  system,  the  art  of  scoring  can  be  acquired  in 

a  F^fl  instructions,  with  the  latest  League  rules,  accompany  each  book. 

WHAT  AUTHORITIES  SAY  OF  IT. 

Messrs.  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  Chicago,  111. 

Gentlemen'— I  have  carefully  examined  the  Spalding  Score  Book,  and, 
without  any  hesitation,  I  cheerfully  recommend  it  as   the   most  complete 
svstem  of  scoring  of  which  I  have  any  knowledge. 
J  Respectfully, 

N.  E.  YOUNG,  Official  Scorer  Nat'l  League  P.  B.  B.  Clubs. 

The  new  system  of  score  books  just  issued  by  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  of 
Chicag-o,  are  the  neatest  thing  of  the  kind  we  ever  saw.  Every  lov  r  of  the 
game  should  have  one.  They  are  simple  in  their  construction,  and  are  easily 
understood.— Cincinnati  Enquirer. 

The  Tribune  has  received  from  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  10S  Madison 
Street  a  copy  of  their  new  score  book  for  use  this  year.  The  book  or  system 
is  so  far  in  advance  of  anyth  ng  ever  before  brought  out  in  the  way  of  sim- 
plicity, convenience  and  accuracy,  that  it  seems  wonderful  that  it  was  not 
thought  of  years  ago.  The  new  style  will  be  in  universal  use  before  the 
season  is  half  through.— Chicago  Tribune. 

A.  G.  Spalding,  Captain  of  the  Chicago  White  Sto  kings,  has  just  brought 
out  a  new  score  book,  which  will  meet  with  the  unqualified  indorsement  of 
everybody  who  has  ever  undertaken  to  score  a  game  of  base  ball.  They  are 
of  various  sizes,  to  meet  the  requirements  both  of  the  spectator  who  scores 
simply  for  his  own  satisfaction,  and  for  offici  1  s  ores  of  clubs.  The  novel 
and  commending  feature  of  the  book  is  the  manner  in  which  each  of  the 
squares  opposite  the  name  of  the  player  is  utilized  by  a  division  which 
originated  with  Mr.  Spalding.  Each  of  these  squares  is  divided  into  five 
spaces  by  a  diamond  in  its  center,  from  the  points  of  which  lines  extend  to 
each  of  the  four  sides  of  the  square.  Each  of  these  spaces  is  designed  for 
the  use  of  the  scorer  according  to  marks  and  signs  given  in  the  book.  By 
thus  dividing  the  squares  into  spaces  he  scores  without  the  liability  to  make 
mistakes.  The  League  rules  of  scoring  are  printed  in  the  book.—  N.T .  Clipper. 

PBICES  = 
POCKET. 

EACH. 

No.  i.     Paper  Cover,    7  games $  .10 

No.  2.     Board  Cover,  22  games 2$ 

No.  3.     Board  Cover,  46  games 5° 

Score  Cards ••       -°5 

CLUB  BOOKS. 

No.  4.     Large  Size,    30  games ,.t $1.00 

j>'o.  J.     Large      "        60  games ».-...     i«75 

No.  6.     Large      "       oogames.. : 2.50 

No.  7.     Large      "      120  games 3'°° 

Mailed  upon  receipt  of  price. 
Address  A.  G-.  $PAM>I5r«  &  BROS.,  Publishers, 

108  Madison  Streci,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


SPALDING'S  TRADE- MARKED  BATS. 


These  celebrated  bats  were  first  introduced  in  1877,  and  they 
have  gradually  grown  into  popularity,  until  now  they  are  used 
almost  exclusively  by  all  prominent  professional  and  amateur 
players.  All  the  timber  used  in  these  bats  is  allowed  to  season 
from  one  to  two  years  in  the  sun  before  being  made  up,  and  the 
result  is  we  are  enabled  to  make  much  lighter  and  stronger  bats 
than  where  the  timber  is  hastily  "kiln-dried,"  as  done  by  nearly 
all  manufacturers  of  cheap  goods.  Each  bat  is  turned  by  hand, 
after  the  most  approved  and  varied  models,  and  if  found  to  an- 
swer the  requirements  as  to  weight,  size,  length,  etc.,  the  trade- 
mark is  stamped  on  each  bat  to  insure  its  genuineness.  We  point 
with  much  pride  to  the  handsome  testimonials  given  these  bats  bv 
the  leading  batters  of  the  country,  as  printed  on  the  adjoining 
page 

PRICE®.  Retail,  ^erdoz. 


each . 


Net. 


No.  0 — Spalding's  Trade-Marked  Second-Growth 
Ash  Bat,  made  on  most  approved  models,  as 
recommended  by  League  players 75c        $7  50 

No.  1 — Spalding's  Trade-Marked  Ash  Bat,  made  on 
different  models,  finished  with  two  coats  of 
the  best  orange  shellac,  and  highly  polished,  40c         4  00 

No.    1  B — Spalding's  Trade -Marked  Boys'  Ash  Bat, 

30  to  34  inch;. 35c  3  00 

No.  2 — Spalding's  TJrade-Marked  Cherry  Bat,  simi- 
lar in  style  and  finish  to  the  ash 40c  4  00 

No.    2  B — Spalding's  Trade-Marked   Boys'    Cherry 

Bat,  30  to  34  inches '. 35c  3  00 

No.  3 — Spalding's  Trade-Marked  Basswood  Bat, 
light  weight,  clear,  white  selected  timber, 
polished 35c  3  00 

No.    3  B — Spalding's  Trade -Marked  Boys'  Basswood 

Bat,  30  to  34  inches 25c  2  ;o 

No.  4— Spalding's  Trade -Marked  Willow  Bat,  light 
weight,  large  handles,  highly  polished,  and 
each  bat  encased  in  a  strong"  paper  bag;  the 
best  light  wood  bat  made 50c  5  50 

No.    4  B — Spalding's  Trade-Marked   Boys'  Willow 

Bat,  30  to  34  inches 40c  4  00 

I  PjLAIN  finished  bats. 

No.    6— Men's  Ash  Bats,  plain  finish,  36  to  40  in 25c 

No.    7 — Men's  Bass  Bats,    "         "        36  to  40  in 20c 

No.    8— Boy's  Ash  Bats,      "        "        28  to  34  in 15c 

No.    9 — Boy's  Bass  Bats,     u        "        28  to  34  in 15c 

FANCY  BATS. 

No.  10 — Cherry  Bats,  oiled,  selected  timber 25c 

No.  1 1 — Ash  Bats,  one-half  polished 30c 

No.  12 — Bass  Bats,  one-half  polished 30c 

No.  13 — Ash  Bats,  full  polished . . 50c 

No.  14 — Bass  Bats,  full  polis   ed....... .50c 

No.  j- — Ash  Bats,  wound  handles,  plain 50c 

No.  j6 — Bass  Bats,  wound  handles,  plain 50c 

No.  17 — Ash  Bats,  wound  handles,  highly  polished 60c 

No.  18 — Bass  Bats,  wound  handles,  highly  polished 60c 

Save  express  charges  by  sending  monev  with  order,  that  we  may  send  by 
freight. 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

Manufacturers,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


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SPALDING'S  TRADE-MARKED  RATS. 


Probably  no  class  of  Sportsmen  are  more  particular  about  their  weapons 
than  a  professional  ball  player  is  about  his  bat,  for  it  is  a  recognized  fact, 
that  no  player  can  excel  as  a  batsman,  unless  he  uses  a  first-class,  well  pro- 
portioned, thoroughly  seasoned  bat.  A  cheap,  poor  bat  is  no  good  at  any 
price.  Recognizing  that  ball  players  would  appreciate  a  good  article,  and 
would  willingly  stand  the  slight  additional  expense,  about  five  years  ago 
we  introduced  "  Spalding's  Trade  Marked  Bats,''  and  they  proved  so  popu- 
lar, and  were  so  far  ahead  of  anything  else  ever  put  upon  the  market,  that 
for  a  time  it  seemed  impossible  to  keep  up  with  the  demand.  We  have  im- 
proved these  bats  from  year  to  year,  until  now  they  are  the  bat  par  excellenc 
and  are  used  by  every  prominent  professional  player  in  America. 

By   permission  we  publish  the  following  testimonials  from  some  of  the 

leading  batters  ot  the  country,  and  as  to  the  general  merits  of  these  bats,  we 

would  refer  to  any  prominent  professional  or  amateur  player  in  the  United 

States.     Beware  of  cheap  imitations  which  flood  the  market.     None  genuine 

without  our  trade-mark  plainly  stamped  on  each  bat. 

During  my  experience  in  Base  Ball  matters  1  have  used  the  "  Spalding 
Trade-Marked  Bats"  almost  exclusively,  and  consider  them  far  preferable 
to  any  others  at  present  in  use.  I  cheeriully  recommend  the  same  to  all  ball 
players  desiring  a  first-class  article. 

DENNIS  BROUTHERS,  Champion  Batter  of  1S82. 
Your  "Trade-Marked  Bats  "  are  unquestionably  the  best  bats  now  manu- 
factured.    I  have  used  none  others  for  the  past  four  seasons.     They  seem  to 
be  in  universal  use  among  all  League  Players. 

A.  C.  ANSON,  Champion  Batter,  1879  and  1SS1. 

A  ball  player  who  could  not  select  a  satisfactory  bat  from  your  various 
models  of  "  Trade-Marked  Bats,"  would  be  very  difficult  to  please.  They 
have  my  heartiest  indorsement. 

GEORGE  F.  GORE,  Champion  Batter,  1880. 

I  have  used  your  Trade-Marked  Bat  during  the  past  few  seasons,  and  con- 
sider them  far  superior  to  any  other  bats  I  have  ever  seen. 

A.  DALRYMPLE,  Champion  Batter  of  1878. 

I  have  used  the  M  Spalding  Trade-Marked  Bats  "  during  the  past  four  sea- 
sons, and  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to  the  profession  as  the  best  in 
the  market. 

JAMES  WHITE,  Champion  Batter  of  1877. 
Your  "  Trade-Marked  Bats  "  have  my  unqualified  indorsement.      I  have 
used  no  other  for  the  past  four  years,  or  since  they  were  introduced. 

PAUL  HINES,  of  the  Providence  Club. 
For  lightness,  shape  and  durability  I  consider  the  "  Spalding  Bat "  away 
ahead  of  all  others. 

JOE  START,  of  the  Providence  Club. 

I  have  used  the  "  Spalding  Bat "  and  sold  the  same  in  my  store,  and  they 
have  become  the  favorite  bat  in  Boston  and  vicinity.  They  are  thoroughly 
seasoned,  finely  finished  and  made  after  the  most  approved  models. 

GEORGE  WRIGHT,  Boston,  Mass. 

My  twenty- one  years'  experience  in  Base  Ball  has  afforded  me  an  excel- 
lent opportunity  to  judge  ot  the  merits  of  Base  Ball  implements,  and  I  have 
no  hesitation  in  saying  that  the  Bats  of  your  manufacture  are  superior  to 
any  I  have  ever  used. 

ROBERT  FERGUSON,  Capt.  Troy  Club. 


THE  OFFICIAL  LEAGUE  BALL  FOR  1833. 

w  11 "  f0paMinf 'Sx  Lea£ue  Bal1 ".  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  amoiw  the  b- 
■ball  players  of  America    as  evinced  by  the  fact  that  over  100,000   of  ihese  b 

bvVT  en^  "rf  KUri^  the.faSt  thr|e  >'earS-  In  ever7  champio^hiD  g*  ne  plal 
b3  League  Clubs  during-  the  past  five  years,  this  ball  has  been  used*,  a n •■'  has  SI 
such  universal  satisfaction  that  it  was  unanimously  adopt-  :d  by  the  N ili"  ,£ Le^ 
and  Northwestern  League  as  the  official  ball  for  /sS3.  By  the  new  ru'  -s  in^ 
mat;h  game  played  under  League  Rules,  of  which  a  record  is  kept  this ibail  m 
beusecT.  It  is  made  of  the  best  materials,  in  accordance  with  the  £  est  L^ 
rfST6ntf'  and  C7erT  hal1  ^mnted  to  last  a  game  of  nine  in  ungs  wfthS 
ffi  or  l°sl?S  its  shape.  Beware  of  Cheap" Imitations.  None  genu 
without  our  trade -mark  on  each  box  and  ball. 


No.    t.     SPALDING  S  OFFICIAL  LEAGUE  BALL,  as   adopted 

by  the  National  League  for  1S83;  each  ball   wrapped   in  tin  Retail      Per 

foil  and  put  m  a  separate  box,  and  sealed  in  accordance  with  Each.  Dozen 

the  latest  League  regulations $1  *o  $1 

2.  Spalding's  Professional  Dead,  White' or  Red 1  2c  i->  c 

3.  Spalding's  Amateur  Dead,  White  or  Red.       ""             "100  o3 

4.  Spalding's  American  Club,  White..  ....  ..       '                             „.  Z  -{ 

5.  Spalding's  King  of  the  Diamond,  White                                  -o  i  c* 

6.  Spalding's  Grand  Duke,  White...                                                  ,-  £ 

7.  Spalding's  Boy's  Favorite,  White                                                 2-  2  cd 

8.  Spalding's  Eureka,  White....                                                            *  ,3 

9.  Spalding's  Rattler,  White I-  1  S 

No.  10.    Spalding's  Boss,  White :                                                       10  1  oc 

No.  11,    Spalding's  Nickel  Ball '.". 0-  I 

Clubs  or  dealers  ordering  one-half  dozen  balls  at  one  time'  are'  entitled5  to  out 
dozen  rates* 

A.  G.  SPALDING  &  BROS.,  Manufacturers, 

108  Madison  Street,  CHICAGO,  fLL 


FRICE  10  CENTS, 


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A,  G.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  St.}  Chicago,  111. 


manufactured  In 


The  Official  Ball  for  1884. 

As  certain  unprincipled  manufacturers  of  inferior  goods  are  endeavor- 
ing- to  convey  the  impression  that  other  than  the  "  Spalding-  League  Ball  " 
has  been  adopted  as  the  official  ball  for  1S84,  we  print  the  following  cer- 
tificates, which  explain  themselves: 

I  herebv  certify  that  "Spalding's  League  Ball,' 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  of  Chi- 
cago,  has  again  been  adopted  as 
the  official  ball  of  the  National 
League,  and  in  all  games  played 
by  League  Clubs  this  ball  must  be 
used.      I  have    no    hesitation  in 

Eronouncing  it  the    best    ball   ii 
ave  ever  seen.  \ 

fftovr 


Secretary  of  the  National  league. 


I  hereby  certify  that  the  "  Spalding  League  Ball,"  manufactured  by 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  of  Chicago,  has  again  been  adopted  as  the  official 
ball  of  the  Northwestern  League,  and  must  be  used  in  all  games  played  by 
the  clubs  of  our  ^    >0 

League.     lean  ^////C^<^^7J/) V  /**~- 

Secretary  of  the  Northwestern  League,  Chicago. 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  "Spalding  League  Ball,"  manufactured  by 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  of  Chicago,  has  again  been  adopted  as  the  official 
bail  of  the  American  College  Base  Ball  Association,  and  must  be  used  in 
ali  games  played  by  the  clubs 


Secretary  American  College  Base  Ball  Association. 


I  herebj'  certify  that  after  a  careful  examination  of  the  various  balls 
presented  at  our  recent 
convention  the  "Spald- 
ing  League  Ball "  was 
adopted  as  the  official 
ball  of  our  Association, 
and  must  oe  used  in  all 
championship  games. 

Secretary  Iron  and  Oil  Association. 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  °  Spalding  League  BaJl,**  manufactured  by 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  of  Chicago,  has  been  adopted  as  the  official  ball 
of  the  Louisiana  Amateur 
Base  Ball  Association, and 
must  be  used  in  all  games 
played  by  the  clubs  of  the 
Association. 


\xU<mJ^y^ 


Secretary  Louisiana  Amateur  Base  Ball  Association. 


THE    LARGEST    SPORTING  GOODS    HOUSE  IN 
AMERICA. 


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Gymnasium,  Theatrical,  and  General  Sporting  Goods. 

Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue,  designating  kind  of  Goods  wanted. 

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108  Madison  St.,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


SPALDIHG'S  PUBLICATIONS. 


SPALDING'S  JOURNAL  OF  FIELD  SPORTS. 

A  32  page  publication,  devoted  to  field  sports,  and  containing 
articles  interesting  and  instructive  to  sportsmen,  together 
with  a  carefully  prepared  and  very  complete  illustrated 
price  list  of  guns  and  shooting  paraphernalia. 

SPALDING'S  ANGLER. 

A  20  page  publication,  devoted  exclusively  to  angling  and 
fishing  interests.  It  contains  matter  of  much  interest  to 
anglers,  and  the  locations  of  the  principal  and  desirable 
fishing  grounds  in  the  West  are  given.  A  complete  and 
elegantly  illustrated  price  list  of  all  articles  needed  in  an 
angler's  outfit  is  also  included. 

SPALDING'S  BICYCLE  JOURNAL. 

i'i6  page  publication  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  "Wheel." 
It  contains  a  fully  illustrated  description  of  the  latest  im- 
provements in  bicycles  and  tricycles,  together  with  a  price 
list  of  the  best  imported  English  machines,  and  the  leading 
American  youth's  machines. 

SPALDING'S  JOURNAL  OF  SUMMER  SPORTS. 

A  16  page  journal,  devoted  to  Base  Ball,  Cricket,  Lawn  Tennis, 
Archery,  and  every  variety  of  Summer  Out-Door  Sports. 

A  sample  copy  of  either  of  the  above  publications  will  be 
mailed  free  upon  application ;  or  upon  receipt  of  ten  cents— 
barely  sufficient  to  cover  postage — copies  of  each  will  be  mailed 
to  any  one  address. 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS.,  Publishers, 

108  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


L*@ 


BASE  BALL  GUIDE 


OFFICIAL  LEAGUE  BOOK  FOR  1884. 

A  COMPLETE  HAND  BOOK  OF  THE  NATIONAL  GAME 
OF  BASE  BALL. 


CONTAINING   REVIEWS  OF  THE  VARIOUS  ASSOCIATION  SEASONS 
— LEAGUE,     AMERICAN,     NORTHWESTERN     LEAGUE,     AND 
INTER    STATE — TOGETHER    WITH    SPECIAL   ARTICLES 
ON   CLUB   MANAGEMENT,   ON    PITCHING,    ON   BAT- 
TING, ON   FIELDING,  ON   BASE   RUNNING   AND 
OTHER   BASE   BALL  TOPICS  OF  INTEREST. 

TOGETHER   WITH   THE 

SEASON'S  AVERAGES  OF  THE  FOUR  PROFESSION,.' 
ASSOCIATIONS  FOR  1883. 

.  AND   ALSO 

The  College  Club  Statistics  for  1883. 

ADDED   TO   WHICH  IS   THE 

COMPLETE  OFFICIAL  LEAGUE  RECORD  FOR  1883. 

Including-  a  synopsis  of  the  Amended  Constitution,  the  Playing  Rules  in 

their   Revised   Form;    Official   Record   of   all   League   Games  and 

Players;  and  the  Official  Schedule  of  League  Games  for  1884. 

As  adopted  at  the  Special  Meetings  of  the  League,  Nov.  20,'Sjand  MarchJS^ 


PUBLISHED"  BY 

A.  G.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

CHICAGO. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  of  1884,  by  A.  G.  Spalding  A  Bros.,  i»  th« 
Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress  at  Washington. 


PUBLISHERS'  NOTICE. 


"Spalding's  Base  Ball  Guide"  again  greets  th< 
base  ball  public  with  the  official  records  of  America*! 
national  game.  First  issued  in  1877,  it  has  grown  in 
popularity,  has  been  enlarged  and  improved  from 
year  to  year,  and  is  now  the  recognized  authority 
upon  base  ball  matters.  The  statistics  contained  in 
the  «  Guide  "  can  be  relied  upon,  nearly  all  of  them 
having  been  compiled  from  official  records. 

The  "  Guide  "  has  attained  such  a  size— 160  pages 
—as  to  preclude  the  possibility  of  publishing  in  the 
same  issue  the  League  Constitution  in  full,  and  other 
interesting  League  matter.  We  are  therefore  com- 
pelled, in  addition,  to  publish  the  «  Official  League 
Book,"  which  contains  only  official  League  matter 
as  furnished  by  Secretary  Young,  including  the 
League    Constitution  in  full. 

Copies  of  the  "  Guide  "  01  "  League  Book,"  will 
be  mailed  to  any  address  upon  receipt  of  ten  cents 
each.  Trade  orders  supplied  through  the  News 
Companies,  or  direct  from  the  publishers. 

A.  G.  SPAfcDIJT©  &  BROS., 
108  Madison  Street,       -       -       CHICAGO,  ILL. 

Washington,  D.  C,  March  7,  1884. 
By   the   authority   vested    in   me,  I  do  hereby  certify   that 
Messrs.  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  of  Chicago,  111.,  have  been 
granted  the  exclusive  right  to  publish  the  Official  League  Book 
for  l884-  N.  E.  YOUNG, 

Secretary  National  League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clul 


CORRECT  DIAGRAM  OF  A  BALL  GROUND. 


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A.  A.  A. — Ground  reserved  for  Umpire,  Batsman  and  Catcher. 

B.  B.  B. — Ground  reserved  for  Captain  and  Assistant. 
C. — Players'  Bench.  D. — Visiting  Players'  Bat  Rack. 
E. — Home  Players'  Bat  Rack. 


INTRODUCTION. 


It  is  very  questionable  whether  there  is  any  public  sport  in 
the  civilized  portion  of  the  world  so  eminently  fitted  for  the  peo- 
ple it  was  made  for  as  the  American  national  game  of  base 
ball.  In  every  respect  is  it  an  out-door  sport  admirably  adapted 
for  our  mercurial  population.  It  is  full  of  excitement,  is  quick- 
ly played,  and  it  not  only  requires  vigor  of  constitution  and  a 
healthy  physique,  but  manly  courage,  steady  nerve,  plenty  of 
pluck,  and  considerable  powers  of  judgment  to  excel  in  it. 
What  cricket  is  to  an  Englishman,  base  ball  now  is  to  an 
American.  In  England  cricket  has  more  devoted  admirers  than 
any  out-door  recreation  known  to  that  people.  On  the  cricket 
field  the  peer  and  the  peasant  meet  on  equal  terms,  the  posses- 
sion of  courage,  nerve,  judgment  and  skill  in  the  game  alone 
giving  the  palm  of  superiority.  In  fact  a  more  democratic  in- 
stitution does  not  exist  in  Europe  than  the  English  game  of 
cricket.  If  this  is  the  characteristic  of  cricket  in  aristocratic 
and  monarchical  England,  how  much  more  do  the  same 
features  characterize  the  national  game  of  Democratic  and  Re- 
publican America. 

Base  ball,  too,  is  like  cricket  in  another  respect,  and  that  is, 
it  has  the  power  to  attract  crowds  of  people  to  witness  its  ex- 
citing contests  without  the  extrinsic  aid  of  betting. 

At  horse  races,  athletic  contests  and  nearly  every  other 
public  sport  in  vogue,  if  the  pool-  selling  and  book-making  of 
the  gambling  fraternity  are  prevented — nearly  all  the  attraction 
which  draws  most  of  the  public  patronage  to  such  sports  is  re- 
moved. This  fact  was  strikingly  illustrated  in  New  York  dur- 
ing the  season  of  1882 ;  for  at  the  Jerome  Park  races  that  year, 
when  an  attempt  was  made  to  stop  the  book-making  and  public 
betting,  the  attendance  dwindled  down  to  a  few  hundred,  while, 
with  the  betting  in  operation,  the  attendance  reached  five  or  six 
thousand  a  day.  It  was  the  same  at  the  last  great  international 
pedestrian  contest  at  Madison  Square  Garden  in  New  York, 
the  prevention  of  the  pool-gambling  feature  making  the  meet- 
ing a  financial  failure.  At  the  professional  base  ball  matches 
for  championship  honors,  however,  especially  on  League  Club 
Grounds,  where  pool-selling  and  all  forms  of  open  public  betting 
are  prohibited — thousands  of  spectators  are  attracted  to  the 
grounds  solely  by  the  excitement  of  the  sport  itself.    This  is  a 


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peculiarity  of  our  national  game  which  fully  proves  not  only 
the  intrinsic  merit  of  the  game  itself,  but  what  a  suitable  sport  it 
is  for  the  patronage  of  the  best  classes  of  the  community. 
What  can  present  a  more  attractive  picture  to  the  lover  of  out- 
door sports  than  the  scene  presented  at  a  base  ball  match  be- 
tween two  trained  professional  teams  competing  for  cham- 
pionship honors,  in  which  every  point  of  play  is  so  well  looked 
after  in  the  field  that  it  is  only  by  some  extra  display  of  skill  at 
the  bat,  or  a  lucky  act  of  base-running  at  an  opportune  mo- 
ment, that  a  single  run  is  obtained  in  a  full  nine  innings  game? 
To  watch  the  progress  of  a  contest  in  which  only  one  run  is 
required  to  secure  an  important  lead,  and  while  the  game  is  in 
such  a  position  to  see  hit  after  hit  made  to  the  field,  either  in 
the  form  of  high  fly  balls  splendidly  caught  on  the  run  by  some 
active  out-fielder,  or  a  sharp  ground  hit  beautifully  picked  up 
in  the  in-field,  and  swiftly  and  accurately  thrown  to  the  right 
baseman  in  time,  is  to  see  the  perfection  of  base  ball  fielding, 
and  that  surpasses  the  fielding  of  every  other  known  game  of 
ball.  Then  there  is  the  intense  excitement  incident  to  a  con- 
test in  which  one  side  is  endeavoring  to  escape  a  '  'whitewash," 
while  the  other  side  as  eagerly  strives  to  retain  their  lead  of  a 
single  run ;  and  with  the  game  in  such  position  a  three  base  hit 
sends  the  runner  to  third  base  before  a  single  hand  is  out,  only 
to  see  the  hit  left  unrewarded  by  the  expected  run,  owing  to 
the  telling  effect  of  the  strategic  pitching,  and  the  splendid  field 
support  given  it.  Add  to  this  the  other  excitement  of  a  high 
hit  over  the  out-fielder's  head,  made  while  two  or  three  of  the 
bases  are  occupied,  with  the  result  of  a  tie  score  or  the  secur- 
ing of  a  lead  at  a  critical  point  of  the  game,  and  a  culmination 
of  attractive  features  is  reached,  incidental  to  no  other  field 
game.  When  it  is  considered,  too,  that  the  pursuit  of  base  ball 
is  that  of  a  healthy,  recreative  exercise,  alike  for  the  mind  and 
body,  suitable  to  all  classes  of  our  people,  and  to  the  adult  as 
well  as  the  mere  boy,  there  can  be  no  longer  room  for  surprise 
that  such  a  game  should  reach  the  unprecedented  popularity 
that  the  American  game  of  base  ball  has  attained. 

THE  PROFESSIONAL  SEASON  OF  1883. 

The  professional  base  ball  season  of  1883  was,  beyond  ques- 
tion, the  most  successful  one  known  in  the  history  of  that  class 
of  the  fraternity.  Not  only  was  it  marked  by  a  financial  suc- 
cess beyond  precedent ;  but,  in  the  operations  of  the  several 
championship  campaigns  on  the  field,  the  work  done  was  of  a 
character  decidedly  superior  to  that  of  previous  years.  Though 
it  was  made  evident  that  improvement  in  nearly  every  depart- 
ment of  the  game  was  the  order  of  the  year;  nevertheless  the 


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season  was  marked  by  certain  drawbacks  which  go  to  prove 
that  there  is  still  room  for  advancement  on  the  road  to  the 
goal  of  a  perfect  development  of  the  game.  One  of  these 
drawbacks  was  the  prevalence  of  the  "  kicking  "  nuisance  on 
the  field.  Though  this  discreditable  business  was  largely  mo- 
nopolized by  the  partisan  and  betting  element  of  the  assem- 
blages of  spectators  at  matches,  it  was  materially  aided  by  the 
pernicious  example  afforded  by  the  kicking  propensities  of  the 
players  of  badly-managed  teams.  Season  after  season  have 
efforts  been  made  by  the  existing  professional  associations  to  per- 
fect the  rules  governing  Umpires,  and  to  improve  their  position ; 
for  on  good  Umpires  and  correct  umpiring  depends  the  very  ex- 
istence of  professional  playing.  Good  umpiring  is  an  essential  in 
amateur  playing,  where  the  object  in  view  is  merely  enjoyable 
recreation  and  healthy  field  exercise;  but  among  the  profes- 
sional class,  success  in  the  business  of  running  a  club  team  is 
impossible  without  it.  It  is  a  conceded  fact  that  integrity  of 
character,  sound  judgment,  and  thorough  impartiality  as  essen- 
tials in  Umpires  and  umpiring,  are  vital  necessities  of  the  game, 
and  the  basis  of  its  very  existence.  But  how  are  these  essen- 
tials to  be  made  available  unless  the  position  of  Umpire  is  itself 
properly  protected  and  guarded  from  the  assaults  of  club 
11  heelers  "  and  betting  roughs?  These  facts  have  been  forcibly 
presented  to  the  officials  of  the  several  professional  associations 
by  each  season's  growing  experience;  and  last  spring  it 
seemed  as  if  they  had  hit  upon  the  correct  plan  for  perfect- 
ing  the  Umpire's  position  and  duties  by  appointing  a  regular 
staff  of  Umpires,  with  sufficient  salaries  to  secure  good  men. 

But  the  season  had  not  advanced  far  before  it  was  realized 
that  two  obstacles  stood  in  the  way  of  the  success  of  the  new  sys- 
tem ;  and  the  most  prominent  of  those  two  wa  1  the  utter  faiiure  of 
the  clubs  to  give  the  Umpire  due  protection  while  in  the  dis- 
charge of  the  onerous  duties  of  his  position.  The  other  was 
the  injudicious  selection  of  a  minority  of  the  candidates  for  the 
position  of  official  Umpire.  It  was,  in  fact,  very  plainly  real- 
ized that  no  matter  hoAV  perfect  any  system  of  rules  governing 
the  position  of  Umpire  might  be  as  regards  the  selection  of  men 
for  the  duties,  no  practical  reform  could  be  made  so  long  as  the 
abuse  of  u  kicking,"  either  by  a  partisan  croAvd  or  by  players, 
was  permitted  to  exist.  That  players  of  a  team  should  be  al- 
lowed to  dispute  decisions  of  an  Umpire  is  a  reflection  on  the 
competency  alike  of  the  Field  Captain  and  the  Club  Manager 
of  the  team.  Disputing  an  Umpire's  decision  can  in  no  way 
lead  to  any  advantage  to  the  side  in  fault,  while  it  is  equally 
certain  to  have  the  very  reverse  effect.  There  is  but  one 
single  occasion  in  a  match  game  in  which  there  is  the  least 
excuse  for  objecting  to  the  Umpire's  dictum  in  deciding  a  dis- 
puted point ;  and  that  is  in  the  case  of  a  palpable  misinterpreta- 


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tion  of  a  rule  of  play,  and  then  the  Captain  of  the  nine,  affected 
adversely  by  the  decision,  should  alone  have  a  word  to  say  in 
remonstrance.  But  in  all  decisions  marked  by  errors  of  judg- 
ment, but  one  rule  should  be  permitted  to  prevail,  and  that  one 
should  be  silent  acquiescence,  alike  in  word  and  action,  in  every 
such  decision  rendered.  Until  this  rule  is  strictly  enforced  by 
effective  penalties,  the  best  men  possible  may  be  selected  for 
the  position  with  the  result  of  but  slight  improvement  in  the 
working  of  the  system. 

THE  UNITED  STATES  CHAMPIONSHIP 

Before  the  organization  of  the  first  Professional  National 
Association,  there  was  no  recognized  code  of  rules  governing 
any  championship  contest  in  the  base  ball  arena,  only  a  nominal 
title  existing  prior  to  1871,  and  even  that  was  frequently  dis- 
puted. The  original  champions  of  the  old  amateur  class  of 
clubs,  which  existed  at  the  home  of  base  ball,  in  New  York 
and  its  suburbs,  was  the  Atlantic  Club,  of  Brooklyn,  the  cham- 
pion team  of  that  club,  when  it  was  in  its  palmiest  amateur 
days,  being  M.  O'Brien,  pitcher;  Boerum,  catcher;  Price,  John 
Oliver  and  Charlie  Smith  on  the  bases;  Dick  Pearce, 
short-stop,  and  P.  O'Brien,  Archy  McMahon  and  Tice  Hamil- 
ton in  the  out-field.  This  was  in  i860,  when  they  won  the  cham- 
pionship from  the  Excelsiors.  When  they  defeated  the  Mu- 
tuals  and  Eckfords,  in  1864,  their  champion  team  was  Pratt, 
pitcher;  Ferguson,  catcher;  Start,  Crane  and  Smith,  on  the 
bases;  Pearce,  at  short-fie'd,  and  Chapman,  Joe  Oliver  and  Sid. 
Smith  in  the  out-field.  The  Eckfords  held  the  nominal  title  in 
1862  and  '63,  and  in  1869  the  Cincinnati  Red  Stockings  were 
indisputably  the  champions  of  the  United  States.  Their  team, 
in  that  year,  included  Asa  Brainard,  as  pitcher;  D.  Allison,  as 
catcher;  Gould,  Sweazy  and  Waterman,  on  the  bases;  George 
Wright,  as  short-stop,  and  Leonard,  Harry  Wright  and  Mc- 
Vey,  in  the  out-field.  In  1870  the  title  was  claimed  by  the  Mu- 
tuals  and  Chicagos,  and  the  disputed  claim  was  never  settled, 
because  there  was  no  authority  to  settle  it. 

In  1871  the  Professional  National  Association  was  organ- 
ized, and  then  was  begun  the  first  series  of  championship 
matches  under  an  official  code  of  rules  known  in  the  history  of 
professional  ball-playing.  From  this  year  to  1876,  when  the 
National  League  was  organized,  the  winning  teams  were  as 
follows: 

1871,  Athletic — McBride,  pitcher ;  Malone,  catcher ;  Fisler, 
Reach  and  Meyerle  on  the  bases;  Radcliff,  short-stop;  Cuth- 
bert,  Sensenderfer  and  Heubel  in  the  outfield. 

1872,  Boston — A.  G.  Spalding,  pitcher;  C.  A.  McVey,  catch- 


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er;  Chas.  Gould, Ross  Barnes  and  Harry  Schafer  on  the  bases; 
Geo.  Wright,  short-stop;  Andy  Leonard,  Harry  Wright  and 
Fraley  Rogers  in  the  outfield.  * 

1873,  Boston — A.  G.  Spalding,  pitcher;  Jas.  White,  catcher; 
Jas.  O'Rourke,  Barnes  and  Schafer  on  the  bases;  Geo.  Wright, 
short-stop;  Leonard,  Harry  Wirght,  and  Manning  in  the  out- 
field. 

1874,  Boston — A.  G.  Spalding,  pitcher;  McVey,  catcher; 
Jas.  White,  Barnes  and  Schafer  on  the  bases ;  Geo.  Wright, 
short-stop;  Leonard,  Hall  and  Jas.  O'Rourke  in  the  outfield. 

1875,  Boston — A.  G.  Spalding,  pitcher;  Jas.  White,  catcher; 
Latham,  Barnes  and  Schafer  on  the  bases ;  Geo.  Wright, 
short-stop;  Leonard,  Jas.  O'Rourke  and  Manning  in  the  out- 
field. 

From  1876  to  1883,  inclusive,  the  winning  teams  in  the 
League  arena  were  as  follows : 

1876,  Chicago — A.  G.  Spalding,  pitcher;  Jas.  White,  catcher; 
McVey,  Barnes  and  Anson  on  the  bases;  Peters,  short-stop; 
Glenn,  Hines  and  Addy  in  the  outfield. 

1877,  Boston — Bond,  pitcher;  Brown,  catcher;  Jas.  White, 
Geo.  Wright  and  Morrill  on  the  bases;  Sutton,  short-stop; 
Leonard,  Jas.  O'Rourke  and  Schafer  in  the  outfield. 

1878,  Boston — Bond,  pitcher;  Snjder,  catcher;  Morrill,  Bur- 
dock and  Sutton  on  the  bases;  Geo.  Wright,  short-stop;  Leon- 
ard, Jas.  O'Rourke  and  Manning  in  the  outfield. 

1879,  Providence — Ward,  pitcher;  Brown,  catcher;  Start, 
McGeary  and  Hague  on  the  bases;  Geo.  Wright,  short-stop; 
York,  Hines  and  Jas.  O'Rourke  in  the  outfield. 

1880,  1881  and  1882,  Chicago — Corcoran  and  Goldsmith, 
pitchers;  Flint,  catcher;  Anson,  Quest  and  Williamson  on  the 
bases ;  Burns,  short-stop ;  Dalrymple,  Gore  and  Kelly  in  the 
outfield. 

1883,  Boston — Whitney  and  Buffinton,  pitchers;  Hines  and 
Hackett,  catchers ;  Morrill,  Burdock  and  Sutton  on  the  bases ; 
Wise,  short-stop;  and  Hornung,  Smith  and  Radford  in  the 
outfield. 

THE  LEAGUE  SEASON  OF  1883. 


The  League  practice  season  was  inaugurated  on  April  2, 
by  the  Philadelphia  Club,  which  opened  its  first  season  as  a 
League  Club  by  defeating  the  Ashlands,  of  Philadelphia,  by 
11  to  o.  On  the  5th  of  April  the  New  York  Club  followed 
suit,  and  began  their  career  as  a  League  organization  in  a 
game  with  the  Alaskas,  whom  they  defeated  by  20  to  5.  The 
same  day  the  Bostons  took  the  field,  as  also  the  Providence 
team,  both  playing  picked  nines.     On  April  7  the  Cleveland 


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team  began  practice  in  a  match  at  Washington  with  the 
Nationals,  and  the  Leaguers  only  won  by  7  to  4.  The  Buffalos 
did  not  begin  practice  until  April  14,  and  it  was  April  18 
before  the  Chicagos  took  the  field,  they  opening  at  Indianapolis 
with  the  club  of  that  city,  whom  they  defeated  by  24  to  5.  The 
Detroit  Club  also  began  play  the  next  day  in  a  match  with  the 
Indianapolis,  the  League  visitors  winning  by  24  to  3.  By  this 
time  the  practice  season  of  the  League  was  in  full  operation, 
and  interesting  matches  were  arranged  between  the  League 
and  American  Clubs,  under  the  influence  of  the  Tripar- 
tite Agreement,  through  the  medium  of  which  friendly  inter- 
course had  been  resumed  between  the  clubs  of  the  two  asso- 
ciations. 

During  April  the  League  Clubs  played  thirty-one  games 
with  the  American  Clubs,  of  which  they  won  twenty-seven,  the 
Philadelphia  Club  losing  three  of  the  six  games  they  played 
with  the  Athletics,  and  the  New  York  Club  one  of  the  eight 
they  played  with  the  Metropolitans.  The  record  of  these 
April  games  is  as  follows : 

LEAGUE   VS.  AMERICAN. 

April    7,  Philadelphia  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 6 — 3 

M        9,  Boston  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 8 — 1 

"        9,  Cleveland  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 17 — 9 

"       10,  Boston  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 5 — 4 

11       10,  Cleveland  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore c 13 — o 

u       11,  Boston  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York .....  10 — 3 

"       1 1,  Philadelphia  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore. . 9 — 8 

"       13,  Cleveland  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 1— o 

"       13,  New  York  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 6 — o 

"       14,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 8 — 3 

41       14,  Philadelphia   vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 6—1 

"       16,  Philadelphia  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 8—1 

"       17,  Cleveland  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 4 — 3 

'*       17,  Boston  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore  (12  innings)   6—4 

**       18,  Cleveland  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 5—3 

"       19,  New  irork  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York  (10  innings) 6 — 5 

"       19,  Boston  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 7 — 2 

'*      20,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 4 — o 

"      21,  Philadelphia  vs.  Athletic,  2t  Philadelphia 3 — 1 

"      21,  Cleveland  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 7 — 2 

"      25,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 4 — 1 

"      25,  Cleveland  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburg- 4—0 

"       26,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 4—  1 

"      26,  Athletic  vs.  Philadelphia,   at  Philadelphia 10 — 2 

'      26,  Cleveland  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburg 7 — o 

"      27,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 4 — 3 

"       27,  Cleveland  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburg 4 — 1 

"      2S,  Metropolitan  vs.  New  York,  at  New  York ." 3 — 1 

"      28,  Athletic  vs.  Philadelphia,  at  Philadelphia 10 — 2 

"      30,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York     7—6 

"      30,  Athletic  vs.  Philadelphia,  at  Philadelphia 9 — 4 

The  League  championship  season  opened  in  May,  the  New 
York  Club  playing  their  inaugural  championship  game  in  the 
League  arena,  at  the  Polo  Grounds  on  May  1,  when  they  de« 


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feated  the  Boston  team  by  7  to  5.  The  Philadelphia  Club  also 
played  their  inaugural  League  game  the  same  day  at  Philadel- 
phia, when  the  Providence  team  defeated  them  by  4  to  3.  At 
Detroit  the  Chicago  team  beat  the  Detroits  by  7  to  4,  and  at 
Cleveland  the  home  team  defeated  the  visiting  Buffalos  by  7 
to  4.  This  was  the  beginning  of  what  proved  to  be  the  most 
exciting  championship  season  known  in  the  history  of  profes- 
sional base  ball  playing. 

By  the  end  of  May  Chicago  held  the  lead  in  the  pennant 
race  by  a  record  of  fifteen  victories  out  of  twenty-one  games 
played;  Cleveland  being  second,  with  thirteen  won  out  of 
nineteen ;  Providence  and  Detroit  a  tie,  at  twelve  out  of  twenty ; 
Buffalo  fifth,  with  nine  lost  out  of  seventeen  played ;  New 
York  sixth,  with  twelve  lost  out  of  eighteen;  Boston  seventh, 
with  twelve  lost  out  of  nineteen,  and  Philadelphia  last,  with 
sixteen  lost  out  of  twenty  played.  The  surprise  of  the  month 
was  the  low  position  in  the  race  obtained  by  the  New  York 
team,  which,  as  far  as  its  material  was  concerned,  was  among 
the  strongest  of  the  eight  League  teams.  The  month  of  June 
saw  quite  a  change  made  in  the  relative  positions  of  the 
teams.  Chicago,  which  had  opened  so  well,  with  but  little  pre- 
liminary practice  in  April,  fell  off  badly,  their  first  Eastern  trip 
proving  costly  in  defeats.  On  the  other  hand,  Boston  made 
quite  a  forward  movement,  and  Providence  went  to  the  front, 
the  former  winning  seventeen  games  out  of  twenty-two,  while 
Providence  scored  eighteen  victories  out  of  twenty-three 
games  played.  Cleveland  kept  up  its  pace  well  with  thirteen 
victories  out  of  twenty-one  games;  and  New  York  rallied 
with  twelve  won  games  out  of  twenty-two  played.  Chicago 
followed  with  eleven  defeats  out  of  nineteen  games;  Buf- 
falo with  twelve  out  of  twenty-one,  while  Detroit  and  Phila- 
delphia paired  off  with  eighteen  defeats  out  of  twenty-three 
games  each.  In  July  only  four  of  the  eight  clubs  won  more 
games  than  they  lost,  viz:  Cleveland,  14  and  6;  Chicago,  13 
and  6;  Buffalo  13  and  8,  and  Providence  11  and  9;  Philadel- 
phia losing  17  out  of  20,  New  York  13  out  of  21;  Boston, 
11  out  of  20,  and  Detroit,  10  out  of  18.  The  end  of  July  saw 
Providence  still  in  the  van,  with  Cleveland  a  close  second; 
Chicago,  third;  Boston,  fourth;  Buffalo  fifth;  New  York, 
sixth ;  Detroit  seventh;'  and  Philadelphia  a  very  bad  last  in  the 
race. 

From  this  time  out  the  contest  for  the  pennant  became  more 
and  more  exciting  as  the  end  of  the  season  approached.  In 
August  Boston  improved  its  position  considerably,  while 
Providence,  for  the  first  time,  lost  ground.  Cleveland,  too, 
fen  oft  in  the  race,  while  New  York,  Chicago  and  Detroit  be- 
gan to  pull  up,  Philadelphia  remaining  hopelessly  in  the  rear. 
By  the  close  of  the  month  Cleveland  had  reached  first  place, 


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Providence  being  second  and  Boston  third,  Chicago  being  a 
close  fourth,  with  Buffalo,  New  York,  Detroit  and  Philadel- 
phia following  in  order.  Now  it  was  that  the  opening  games  of 
September  began  to  be  of  absorbing  interest.  Boston  was 
running  splendidly,  while  Providence  was  falling  off  badly,  as 
did  Cleveland,  Buffalo  having  forced  its  way  up  among  the 
leaders.  Then  came  the  last  series  of  games  between  the  Bos- 
ton and  Chicago  teams,  and  it  was  the  splendid  rally  made  by 
the  Reds  in  this  series  which  virtually  gave  them  the  champi- 
onship. The  end  of  the  month  saw  the  Bostons  the  victors, 
with  Chicago  a  good  second  and  Providence  a  close  third. 
Cleveland,  after  obtaining  the  lead  in  the  race,  having  to  fall 
back  to  fourth  plaee,  Buffalo  securing  fifth,  while  New  York 
never  got  beyond  sixth  position,  leaving  Detroit  to  bring  up 
the  rear,  while  Philadelphia  came  out  with  almost  the  poorest 
record  known  in  League  history.  Here  is  the  record  of  each 
month's  games  of  the  season,  showing  the  victories,  defeats 
and  total  games  played  of  each  of  the  eight  clubs  from  May 
to  October,  together  with  the  totals  at  the  close  of  the  season. 
The  names  of  the  clubs  are  given  in  the  order  of  their  standing 
on  the  ist  of  October. 


Boston 

Chicago 

Providence. . . 

Cleveland 

Buffalo 

New  York. . . 

Detroit 

Philadelphia. 


Totals, 


MAY.        JUNE.         JULY.         AUG, 


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SEPT.       TOTALS. 


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68  68 


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The  fall  exhibition  campaign  of  the  League  began  on  Oct. 
istand  ended  on  Oct.  28th,  during  which  period  the  League 
teams  played  in  fifty-eight  exhibition  games  with  American 
club  teams,  of  which  they  won  37,  lost  18,  and  had  three 
drawn.    The  full  record  of  these  games  is  as  follows: 


LEAGUE   VS.   AMERICAN. 

Oct.    1,  Chicago  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati 7 — 1 

41      2,  Cincinnati,  vs.  Chicago,  at         u          5— o 

it      ,  «  ««        n  «*  **         2 1 

11      3,  Metropolitan  vs.  Providence,  at  New  York 3 — 2 

•■      3,  Athletic  vs.  Philadelphia,  at  Philadelphia 13—3 

"      4,  Metropolitan  vs.  Providence,  at  New  York 7 — 6 

11      4,  Cleveland  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 8 — 7 

"      4,  Baltimore  vs.  Detroit,  at  Baltimore  (drawn) 4—4 

"      5,  Providence  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 12—0 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  15 

Oct.  5,  Chicago,  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis , ••••••« .. • 6 — 3 

"      c,  Baltimore  vs.  Detroit,  at  Baltimore 10 — 5 

11      6,  Boston  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 4 — 1 

"      6,  Chicago  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis «, 4 — 2 

"      6,  New  York  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati „ 5 — 1 

'*      8,  Boston  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 5 — 1 

"      8,  Philadelphia  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 8—4 

"      8,  Cleveland  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 10—7 

41      8,  Detroit  vs.  Eclipse,  at  Louisville 6 — 5 

M      8,  St.  Louis  vs.  New  York,  at  St.  Louis 6—4 

"      9,          "          "            <l             "          "        11— 1 

"      9,  Metropolitan  vs.  Boston,  at  New  York 1— o 

•'      9,  Baltimore  vs.  Cleveland,  at  Baltimore 6—4 

"      9,  Detroit  vs.  Eclipse,  at  Louisville 7 — o 

"      9,  Buffalo  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia. 7—1 

"     10,  New  York  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis 6—4 

M     10,  Boston  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 9 — 7 

"     10,  Buffalo  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 15— 5 

M     10,  Providence  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburg * 12 — 6 

"     1 1,  Chicago  vs.  Columbus,  at  Columbus 8—5 

"     11,  Providence  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati 4 — 3 

"     1 1,  Buffalo  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 9—2 

"     11,  Boston  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 4 — 2 

"     12,  Buffalo  vs.  Baltimore,  at  Baltimore 6 — o 

"     12,  St.  Louis  vs.   Detroit,  at  St.  Louis 8—4 

11     12,  Providence  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati 1— o 

"     13         "              "           "           "  .        "         9-7 

"     13,  Baltimore  vs.  Buffalo,  at  Baltimore 9 — 3 

•*     13,  Detroit  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis 5 — 3 

"     15,  Metropolitan  vs.  New  York,  at  New  York . .  3 — 2 

"     15,  Philadelphia  vs.  Athletic,  at  Philadelphia 8—3 

"     15,  Cleveland  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati 8 — 1 

•'     15,  Buffalo  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburg 16—3 

M     16,  Providence  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis 4—3 

"     16,  Cleveland  vs.  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati 5 — 4 

11     16,  Buffalo  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburg. .. . 7 — 1 

"     16,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  N  ew  York  (drawn) 3 — 3 

"     17,  Metropolitan  vs.  New  York,  at  New  York 10 — 5 

"    17,  Providence  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis 19—3 

"     17,  Cleveland  vs  Cincinnati,  at  Cincinnati  (drawn) 3 — 3 

*'     17,  Buffalo  vs.  Allegheny,  at  Pittsburg 8 — 3 

"     18,  New  York  vs.  Metropolitan,  at  New  York 15 — 3 

"     18,  Providence  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis 2—0 

"    20,  Cincinnati  vs.  Buffalo,  at  Cincinnati. 5—1 

M    20,  St.  Louis  vs.  Providence,  at  St.  Louis 5 — 4 

"    21,         M          "    Cleveland,    "           "        (10  innings) 2 — 1 

««    22,         "          '*           "              M          "         7—3 

"    23,  Cleveland  vs.  St.  Louis,  at  St.  Louis 8 — 7 

"28,          "            *'            "          "          "         2—1 

It  was  arranged  to  close  the  season  with  a  series  of  three  games 
between  the  League  champions  of  Boston  and  the  American 
champions  of  Philadelphia,  the  Athletics,  but  the  latter  played 
so  poorly  during  October,  they  losing  seven  out  of  their  eight 
games  with  League  teams  in  October,  that  they  declined  to 
play  the  Bostons.  The  success  of  the  ex-champion  team,  of 
Cincinnati,  over  the  ex-champion  Chicago  team  in  October — 
the  former  winning  two  out  of  the  three  games  played — was  a 
noteworthy  feature  of  the  fall  exhibition  campaign  of  the 
League.    It  is  singular  that  the  Metropolitan^eam  suffered  the 


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most  at  the  hands  of  the  League  teams,  and  the  New  York 
team  lost  the  most  games  with  American  teams.  In  all  eighty- 
nine  games  were  played  between  League  and  American  cubs 
during  1883. 

The  records  showing  how  the  League  clubs  won  their  games 
with  the  American  teams,  and  how  the  latter  won  games  from 
League  teams,  are  appended.  As  nearly  all  these  games  were 
played  on  American  Association  Grounds,  the  great  prepon- 
derance of  League  victories  fully  demonstrated  the  superior 
playing  skill  of  the  older  organization. 

LEAGUE  VICTORIES. 


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BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 

THE  LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  RECORD. 


17 


In  no  season  since  the  League  was  organized  was  the  pen- 
nant race  so  closely  contested  as  in  1883.  Up  to  1880  the  rac- 
ing each  season  was  rather  one  sided,  it  being  almost  a  settled 
thing  as  to  which  club  would  win  before  the  first  three  months 
of  the  season  had  ended.  From  1880  to  the  close  of  last  season, 
however,  each  season's  campaign  has  been  marked  by  close 
fighting  to  the  finish,  as  the  appended  record  shows : 


1880.  Won.  Lost, 

Chicago 67  17 

Providence 53  33 

Cleveland 47  37 

Troy 41  42 

Worcester 40  43 

Boston 40  44 

Buffalo 25  5S 

Cincinnati 31  60 

1883.  Won.  Lost. 

Chicago 55  29 

Providence 52  32 

Buffalo 45  39 

Boston 45  39 

Cleveland 42  4° 

Detroit 42  41 

Troy 35  48 

Worcester i3  66 


1S81.  Won. 

Chicago 56 

Providence 47 

Buffalo 45 

Detroit 41 

J[r°y 39 

Boston 38 

Cleveland 36 

Worcester....   33 

1883.  Won. 

Boston 63 

Chicago 59 

Providence 58 

Cleveland 55 

Buffalo 53 

New  York 46 

Detroit 40 

Philadelphia 17 


Lost. 

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The  full  record  of  the  season's  championship  games,  show- 
ing the  relative  positions  of  the  eight  clubs  up  to  Sept.  30. 


Boston 

Chicago 

Providence.., 
Cleveland.... 

Buffalo 

New  York... 

Detroit 

Philadelphia 


Games  lost.... 

Series  lost 

Series  drawn.. 
Series  to  finish. 


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The  following  interesting  table  shows  the  relative  positions 
occupied  by  each  club  at  the  end  of  every  week  of  the  cham- 
pionship season  of  '83 : 


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It  will  be  seen  that  the  Bostons  during  the  five  months  at 
one  time  or  another  occupied  every  position  save  the  last,  which 
latter  the  Philadelphia  club  clung  to  with  great  tenacity.  The 
Providence  club  occupied  the  lead  during  every  month  but  Sep- 
tember, while  the  Chicagos  only  held  in  at  the  end  of  but  six  of 
the  twenty  weeks  of  the  season,  and  the  Bostons  but  one  week, 
but  that  was  the  most  important  week  of  the  whole.  The 
championship  series,  which  extended  from  May  i  to  Oct.  I,  in- 
clusive, consisted  of  392  games — every  club  being  required  to 
play  fourteen  games  with  each  of  the  others — and  only  two  of 
these  games  remained  unplayed  at  the  end- of  the  season,  and 
these  were  between  the  New  York  Club  and  the  Buffalos  and 
Clevelands.  Forty-three  scheduled  games  were  postponed  on 
account  of  rainy  and  inclement  weather,  the  Buffalo  and  New 
York  teams  being  the  greatest  sufferers  in  this  respect,  each 
having  fifteen  of  their  games  prevented  by  rain, while  the  Provi- 
dence team  had  only  six  games  postponed  through  bad  weather. 
Five  games  were  drawn,  with  the  score  tied,  including  two  be- 
tween the  New  York  and  Cleveland,  and  one  each  between 
the  Detroit  and  Cleveland,  Detroit  and  Buffalo,  and  De- 
troit and  Philadelphia  Clubs.  The  highest  score  in  anyone 
game  was  31  to  7,  made  by  the  Chicagos  against  the  Buffalo 
Club  July  3.  The  largest  number  of  runs  in  an  inning  was  also 
credited  to  the  Chicagos,  who  on  Sept.  6,  in  a  game  with  the 
Detroits,  in  the  seventh  inning,  made  no  less  than  eighteen 
runs.  In  five  games  the  winners  each  scored  only  one  run, 
the  Cleveland  twice,  and  the  Boston,  Detroit  and  New  York 
once  each,  being  credited  with  this  narrow  margin  of  victory. 
The  losers  failed  to  make  even  a  solitary  run  in  thirty -eight 
championship  games,  the  Clevelands  being  blanked  nine  times, 
Philadelphia  seven,  Chicago  five,  Detroit,  New  York  and 
Providence  each  four,  Boston  three,  and  Buffalo  onlv  two 
times, 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


19 


The    full  record   of   the   "Chicago"   games  of  1883  in  the 
League  Championship  arena,  is  as  follows: 


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Cleveland 

Detroit 

New  York 

Philadelphia 

Providence 

Lost 

36 

The  number  of  blanks  inflicted  by  the  score  of  1 — o  was  five; 
2—0,  five ;  3 — o,  three ;  4 — o,  five ;  5 — o,  three ;  6 — o,  two ;  7 — o, 
six;  8 — o,  one;  9 — o,  two;  10 — o,  one;  11 — o,  one;  12 — o,  one; 
28 — o,  one.  The  Bostons  inflicted  the  largest  number,  six ;  the 
Philadelphias,  the  smallest,  three;  the  Buffalos  suffered  the 
least,  two ;  the  Philadelphias  the  most,  seven.  The  Bostons 
and  New  Yorks  were  the  only  clubs  that  were  not  Chicagoed 
on  their  own  grounds.  The  most  decisive  defeat  of  the  season 
was  that  of  the  Philadelphias  by  the  Providences,  28—0.  The 
only  clubs  that  could  blank  the  Buffalos  were  the  Bostons  and 
Philadelphias — the  head  and  tail  of  the  League.  The  Detroits 
were  only  once  blanked  at  home,  and  that,  too,  by  the  Phil- 
adelphias, 6 — o.  The  Buffalos  administered  one  of  the  most 
decisive  defeats  to  the  Chicagos,  10 — o,  and  succumbed  in  turn 
to  the  Bostons,  9 — o. 


The  season  of  1883  was  the  seventh  of  the  thirteen,  since  the 
professional  championship  contests  were  inaugurated  under  an 
official  code  of  rules,  in  which  the  Boston  Club  were  successful 
in  winning  the  pennant,  the  record  being  as  follows : 


Yr.      Win.  Club. 

187 1— -Athletic 22 

1872 — Boston 39 

1873 — Boston 43 

1874— Boston 52 

1875— Boston 71 

1876 — Chicago 50 

1877— Boston 42 


Games  Games 
Won.      Lost. 


Yr.      Win.  Club. 

1878— Boston 41 

1879— Providence 59 

1880— Chicago 67 

1881— Chicago 56 

1882— Chicago.., 55 

1883— Boston 62 


Games  Games 
Won.      Lost. 


19 
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20  SPALDING5S    OFFICIAL 

THE  LEAGUE  CLUB  MANAGEMENT  OF  1883. 


The  club  management  of  1883  in  the  League  arena  may  be 
fairly  set  down,  as  a  whole,  as  the  best  ever  known  in  the 
organization.  There  were  individual  instances  of  team  mis- 
management, but  taken  as  a  whole  the  running  of  the  majority 
of  the  League  teams  in  1883  was  very  creditably  attended  to. 
The  success  of  any  club  team  in  winning  their  Association 
championship  is  never  solely  due  to  the  special  excellence  of 
the  club  manager  in  his  control  of  the  team,  though  it  is  one  of 
the  most  influential  elements  of  such  success.  But  there  are 
other  things  which  combine  to  bring  about  the  ultimate 
triumph  of  a  team  in  winning  the  season's  honors,  and  among 
these  are,  first-class  material  to  work  with,  and  a  fortunate  ab- 
sence of  the  many  unforeseen  accidents  which  too  frequently 
create  formidable  obstacles  to  well-merited  success.  A  club 
manager  may  be  an  experienced  general  for  a  campaign,  as  far 
as  the  mere  management  of  his  forces  in  field  strategy  is  con- 
cerned, and  yet  not  be  a  manager  able  to  command  the  hearty 
support  of  his  men.  Then,  too,  he  may  be  just  the  man  for  the 
position  in  all  the  essentials  of  successful  management,  and  yet 
be  disabled  by  the  lack  of  first-class  material  in  his  team  to  give 
due  effect  to  his  judgment  and  skill  as  a  manager.  Then, 
again,  he  may  be  possessed  of  both  these  requisites  of  success- 
ful management,  and  yet  be  so  hampered  by  unforeseen  oc- 
currences at  critical  periods  of  the  campaign,  as  to  offset  all  the 
advantages  of  his  skillful  running  of  a  first-class  team.  This 
was  strikingly  illustrated  in  the  League  championship  cam- 
paign of  1883,  in  the  instance  of  the  Providence  and  Cleveland 
teams  in  the  closing  month  of  the  campaign,  both  of  whose 
splendid  "batteries"  became  partially  disabled  at  the  very  time 
when  their  most  effective  work  was  needed  to  carry  them  safe- 
ly to  the  goal  of  ultimate  success.  These  are  things  which 
cannot  always  be  included  in  the  opening  estimates  of  the  co6t 
of  a  campaign,  but  they  materially  affect  a  manager's  success 
when  everything  looks  favorable  for  victory. 

The  eight  managers  who  nominally  governed  their  respective 
teams — and  in  a  majority  of  instances  actually  did  so — in  the 
League  arena  in  1883,  were  Messrs.  Harry  Wright,  Anson, 
Morrill,  O'Rourke,  Bancroft,  Chapman,  Ferguson  and  Mutrie. 
The  veteran  of  the  eight  showed  his  old  marked  ability  in  the 
position,  and  the  five  which  .ollow  in  the  list  governed  their 
respective  teams  with  noteworthy  credit  and  success.  One  of 
the  eight,  however,  wras  badly  handicapped  with  a  weak  ex- 
perimental team.  The  season's  management  was  again  char- 
acterized by  the  customary  interference  of  club  Presidents  or 
other  prominent  officials  with  the  campaign  work  of  the  nom- 
inal manager,  but  not  to  so  great  an   extent  as  in  previous 


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easons.  Experience  is  beginning  to  teach  these  people  that 
^ood  management  is  impossible  under  such  circumstances, 
ind  the  season  of  1883  may  be  said  to  have  been  an  exceptional 
one  in  this  respect  of  allowing  appointed  managers  to  dis- 
harge  the  duties  of  their  position  unshackled  by  outside  inter- 
ference. 

THE  PITCHING   OF  1883. 


But  little  if  any  advance  was  made  in  the  art  ot   strategic 
pitching  in   1883,  the  overhand   throwing  prevailing  to  an  ex- 
tent which  materially  interfered  with  progress  in  strategic  skill. 
Some  of  our  readers  may  naturally  inquire,  "  What  is  strategic 
pitching  ?"  and  the  answer  is  that  it  is  the  art  of  out-manceu- 
veringthe  batsman,  by  puzzling  his  judgment  and  deceiving 
his  eyesight ;  in  plain  "words  it  is  the  skill  which  leads   him  to 
think  that  the  very  ball  he   likes  to  hit  is  coming  from   the 
pitcher,  when  in  reality  it  is  a  ball  he  cannot  hit  successfully. 
The  essentials  of  strategic  pitching  are,  First,  thorough  com- 
mand  of  the   ball   in   delivery ;  seco?id,  the  skill  to  disguise  a 
marked  change  of  pace ;  third,  to  try  and  get  the  batsman  out 
of  form  for  hitting,  and  when  he  is  so  to  send  the  ball  in  "over 
the  plate"  and  at  the  height  called  for.     These  points  of  play, 
combined  with  a  judicious  use  of  the  "curves,"  and  of  a  swift 
delivery — the  latter  according  to  the  ability  of  the  catcher  only — 
constitute  the  elements  of  strategic  pitching,  and  it  is  this  style 
Of  pitching,  and  this  only,  which  will  eventually  supersede  all 
others  as  the  game  approaches  the  point  of  perfect  play.    To- 
ward the  close  of  the  season  of  1883  overhand  throwing  pre- 
vailed almost  entirely  in  the  professional  arena,  the  rule  pro- 
hibiting it  being  ignored  alike  by  the  umpires  and  by  the  pitchers. 
There  was  a  great  deal  of  intentional  intimidation  of  the  bats- 
men indulged  in  by  the  "pacers"  of  the  pitching  arena  last 
season,  the  ball  being  sent  in  time  and  again  purposely  so  close 
to  the  batsman's  person  as  to  render  it  difficult  for  him  to  avoid 
being   struck   by  the  ball.     This  is  a  vile,  cowardly  practice, 
which  no  manly  pitcher  will  ever  indulge  in.     It  should  be  put 
a  stop  to  by  proper  League  enactments,  as  it  is  an  obstacle  to 
progress  in  the  game.    The  rule  in  legislating  for  a  perfect 
code  of  playing  rules  affecting  the  power  of  attack  and  defence 
in  the  game — viz,:  Rules  governing  the  pitching  and  batting- 
should  be  to  equalize  them  as  much  as  possible.  With  the  growth 
of  the  game  has  come  almost  perfect  fielding,  and  hence  the  ex- 
cellent field  support  the  pitching   now  has  in   every  first-class 
team  gives  the  attacking  force  in  the  game  a  very  powerful  ad- 
vantage.    It  is  a  fact,  however,  that  the  batting  has  thus  far 
kept  pace  with  the  increased  latitude  allowed  in  the  pitching. 


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department;  notwithstanding  the  general  disregard  of  the 
restriction  upon  the  pitcher's  delivery  during  the  season  o 
i»»3>  the  League  averages  for  that  year  show  a  somewhat 
higher  percentage  of  base  hits  per  times  at  bat  than  in  any 
preceding  season  in  the  history  of  the  League.  A  comparison 
between  the  record  of  the  ten  League  pitchers  who  participated 
in  League  games  in  1882  and  1883,  shows  an  average  per- 
centage of  base  hits  per  times  at  bat  of  opponents  of  .2478  in 
1883,  as  against  .2400  in  1882.  A  comparison  of  the  batting 
averages  of  1882  and  1883,  with  the  same  number  of  clubs  and 
players  in  the  League,  shows  that  in  1883  forty-four  players 
exceeded  an  average  of  .250,  as  against  thirty-six  in  1882.  It 
is  a  question  however,  whether  to  fairly  equalize  the  batting 
and  pitching  departments,  there  should  not  be  a  reduction  from 
seven  to  six  in  the  number  of  unfair  balls. 

THE  PITCHERS'  AVERAGES. 

The  only  criterion  of  effective  pitching  is  the  record  of  earned 
runs  scored  off  the  pitching.  It  should  be  remembered,  in  this 
connection  that  there  is  quite  a  difference  between  runs  earned 
oft  the  pitching  and  runs  earned  off  the  fielding.  If  the  first 
second,  and  third  strikers  at  the  bat  each  make  a  base-hit,  and 
the  fourth  striker  hits  the  ball  so  as  to  oblige  the  fielder  to 
throw  him  out  at  first  base,  one  run  being  scored  off  the  hitting 
alone,  then  one  run  is  clean  earned  off  the  pitching.  But  if  the 
first  striker  makes  a  single  base  hit,  steals  to  second,  is  given  his 
third  on  another  base  hit,  and  goes  home  by  a  steal  in  on  a 
throw  to  second  to  cut  off  the  runner  from  first,  then  a  run  is 
earned  oft  the  fielding,  inasmuch  as  from  the  base  hits  made 
alone  two  men  would  have  been  on  bases,  and  no  run  scored 
It  is  necessary,  therefore,  for  a  correct  record  of  earned  runs  off 
the  pitching,  that  scorers  should  see  to  it  that  a  proper  distinc- 
tion should  be  made  between  runs  distinctly  earned  off  the 
Patching  and  those  earned  off  the  fielding.  Of  course,  direct 
he  ding  errors  are  not  to  be  included  in  runs  earned  off  the 
nelding,  but  only  runs  earned  by  effective  base-running,  as  no 
runs  can  b-  earned  at  all  from  fielding  errors 

In  regard  to  base  hits  made  off  the  pitching,  they  are  neces- 
sarily of  secondary  consideration,  as  base  hits  may  be  made  to 
a  large  extent  off  the  pitching  after  the  pitcher  has  given  the 
held  three  chances  for  outs  which  have  not  been  accepted. 
Below  we  give  the  record  of  the  League  pi.che  s  of  1883  who 
played  m  the  position  in  not  less  than  fifteen  games  during  the 
season.  They  are  ranked  in  the  order  of  runs  earned  off  their 
pitching,  irrespective  of  the  base  hits  made: 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  Z6 

THE    PITCHERS'    AVERAGES. 

Average 

Pitcher.                       Club.                       Games.            runs  Average 

(2  earned.  base-hits, 

i  McCormick..   *,  it ».  Cleveland 40                1.35  2.09 

2  Daily "          41                J-36  2-4° 

3  Radbourne Providence 72                1.43  2.30 

4  Corcoran Chicago ^52                1.71  2.42 

5  Whitney Boston 62                1.80  2.39 

6  Shaw Detroit 26  2.00  2.60 

7  Buffinton Boston 35  2.02  2.48 

8  Sweeny Providence 15  2.13  2.33 

9  Welch New  York 46  2.21  2.41 

10  Galvin Buffalo 73  2.39  2.67 

11  O'Niell New  York 16  2.43  2.85 

12  Ward "          33  2-fi  2-59 

13  Goldsmith Chicago 46  2.84  2.82 

14  Weidman  Detroft 45  3-15  4-4§ 

15  Hagan....  r Philadelphia 16  3.69  3.22 

16  Burns Detroit 15  3-73  2-92 

17  Coleman Philadelphia 6$  3.82  3.14 

Taking  into  consideration  the  average  of  earned  runs  and 
base  hits  scored  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  games  pitched 
in,  we  do  not  hesitate  to  accord  to  Radbourne  the  best  pitching 
ecord  of  the  season.  He  pitched  in  nearly  double  the  number 
of  games  that  eiiher  McCormick  or  Daily  did,  and  jet  he  is  but 
a  fraction  behind  either  in  the  average  of  runs  earned,  while  he 
leads  Daily  in  fewest  base  hits.  A  singular  contrast  is  pre- 
sented in  the  records  of  Weidman  and  Burns,  of  the  Detroit 
club.  Weidman  is  charged  wich  an  average  of  4.48  in  base 
hits,  while  Burns  has  but  2.92.  In  earned  runs,  however,  the 
former  leads  by  3.15  to  3.73.  Evidently  Burns  in  his  fifteen 
games  had  better  fielding  support  than  Weidman  had  in  his 
forty-five  games.  Wherever  the  figures  of  the  averages  of 
earned  runs  are  pretty  even,  the  palm  should  be  given  to  the 
pitcher  who  has  pitched  in  the  greatest  number  of  games.  On 
this  basis  Galvin  has  a  better  record  than  Sweeny,  Buffinton, 
or  Shaw. 

THE   BATTING   OF    1883. 


A  somewhat  noticeable  feature  of  the  past  season  was  the 
comparatively  large  scores  made  by  one  side  or  the  other,  the 
main  reason  being  the  improvement  in  batting,  which,  together 
with  a  little  loose  fielding,  tended  to  yield  more  runs. 

The  day  is  past  when  spectators  enjoy  games  marked  with 
such  scores  as  i  to  o,  which  are  chiefly  produced  by  the  bats- 
man striking  out  or  failing  to  hit  the  ball  beyond  the  easy 
range  of  the  fielders.  Spectators  in  general  now  like  to  see 
both  free  and  hard  hitting,  although  it  may  be  in  some  cases 
productive  of  fielding  errors.  Batsmen  are,  as  a  rule,  becoming 
more  accustomed  to  swift  curved  pitching,  and  are  able  to  hit 


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'"1,re,ft*1)'  than  ever  beiore,  as  may  be  judged  by  th< 
notable  batting  feats  in  many  championship  contests  in  th 
League,  American,  and  Northwestern  Associations 

bmce  the  formation  of  the  National  League,  base  ball  lesis 
lation  affecting  the  batting  and  pitching^  departments  ha< 
preserved  a  balance  between  those^  two  opposing  forces'  with 
remarkable  evenness.  The  fraternity  will hregard  wthmuch 
interest,  the  eftect  of  the  removal  6f  all  restrictions  by^ne 
League  upon  the  pitching  department,  although  from  such 
experimental  games  as  League  managers  played  in  pracHce 

tSthe're  v'er,r\0f  l88*  *  whkh  thfcVodified  K 
tested,  there  would  not  seem  to  be  any  probability  of  a  material 
difference  in  the  scores  of  next  yeaW  games  growing  out  of 
this  change  in  base  ball  legislation.  8 

Certain  it  is  that  the  increased  latitude  allowed  the  pitcher 

men  oefCadVanrein^'  Sh°Wn  in  that  ™PortantPdepar[: 
ment  of  the  game  since  the  organization  of  the  League  has 

Tnf  LlnCKaSed  ", 6  ^^veness  of  the  game  as  an  exhibition 
Indeed,  when  we  look  back  to  the  games  of  ten  years  ago  itTs 

withSthePm!mg  SPeCtat°rS  b6Came  ^riedyand  difgusted 

^■VHy  °f  ilIustration  of  the  old  heavy  hitting  and  restricted 
pitching  games,  we  give  below  the  scores  of  two  model 
specimens  of  heavy  hitting  games  played  in  1 870.  The  firs 
hi  t0°tk  flaf°n  the  grounds  at  Cleveland,  on  May  '7,  M70 
Uie  contestants  being  the  nines  of  the  Forest  City  and  Atlantte 
Clubs,  of  Cleveland.  At  the  end  of  the  fifth  inning  the  lame 
stood  at  the  unprecedented  score  of  132  to  1,  in  fBfor  ofthl 
Forest  C  ty-101  first  base  hits  and  t8o  total.'  In  the  first  and 
third  innings  the  Forest  Citys  made  52  and  54  respectively  The 
aaH^TaKS  th?.heaviest  ever  made  on  the54grounds.  Second 
and  third  base  hits  were  too  numerous  to  mention;  there  also 
being  seven  home-runs.     The  fielding  of  the  Forest  CUys  was 

chSandaSh,rKd'Virt,ally'the   SCOre   shouId   have   be«r„  al 
chances  had  been  taken,  132  to  o. 


Innings—      "  - — : ; . 

Forest  City ?'        !        3    !    4    '    *    ' 

Atlantic '.'."" _'_'_""' 5f   I  *?   |  S3   |    1      10— 13a 


The  other  game  was  that  played  the  same  year  in  Memphis 
between  the  Chicago  nine  and  'the  Bluff  City  Club.  WeVive 
the  score  of  the  J  * 


Innings- 


Chicago.   . -','    »l   3I4ISI   6\   7|   8|   o| 

5g£City.v.-."  •.:•::  ■v::::.^-:::::;:::.-o|'n,ololo^|3i|,.|^;» 


BASE    BALL    GUIDK. 


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DAN  BROUTHERS, 

CHAMPION    BATTER,    1882    AND    l£ 


#6  SPALDING5S    OFFICIAL 

CHAMPION  LEAGUE  BATTER  OF  1883. 

^^^  Champion  League  Batter,  Dan  Brouthers,  of  the  Buf- 
x*s^  team  led  the  batting  averages  for  heavy  hitting  in 
1883  by  a  record  of  percentage  of  base  hits  to  times  at  the  bat  of 
3-6o.  Connors,  of  the  New  York  Club,  being  second,  with  a 
percentage  of  3-45,  and  Burdock,  of  the  Boston,  third,  with  w* 
Brouthers  also  headed  the  same  list  in  1882.     Brouthers   was 

^?pat.  SilV*t  LaIT'  N:  Y'  is  2<  ^ears  of  aSe>  six  ^et  two 
inches  m  height,  and  weighs  200  pounds.  The  annexed  cut 
represents  him   as  facing  the  pitcher,  his  bat  poised  in  almost 

l*v%X™^T      attitude  win  be  at  once  reco^nized  as 

BASE  RUNNING. 

n*BQcerSfSe  runninS  was  done  in  the  championship  campaign 
of  1883  than  ever  before  known.     Each   season's  experience 
only  shows  more  and   more  the  fact  that  good  base  running  is 
one   of  the   most  important  essentials  of  success  in  winning 
games      It  is  a  difficult  task  to  get  to   first  base  safely  in  the 
face  of  the  effectual  fire  from  a  first  class  club  battery,  backed 
up  by  good  support   in  the  field ;  but  it   is  still    more   difficult 
when  the  base  is  safely  reached,  to  secure  the  other  three  bases' 
Ine  fact  is,  a  greater  degree  of  intelligence  is  required  in  the 
player  who  would  excel  in  base  running  than    is  needed  either 
in  fielding  or  in  batting.     Any  soft-brained  heavy  weight  can 
occasionally  hit  a  ball  for  a  home  run,  but  it  requires  a  shrewd, 
intelligent  player,  with  his  wits  about  him,  to  make  a  success- 
ful  base  runner.     Indeed,  base  running  is  the  most  difficult 
work  a  player  has  to  do  in  the  game.     To  cover  in-field  positions 
Pr£Pt  &  a      ?gr.Ge   °f  intelligence  in  the  players  is  required 
which  the  majority  do  not  as  a  genera2  rule  possess;  but  to  ex- 
cel in  base  running  such    mental  qualifications  are  required  as 
only  a  small  minority  are  found  to  possess.     Presence  of  mind- 
prompt  action  on  the  spur  of  the   moment;  quickness  of  per' 
ception   and  coolness  and  nerve,  are  among  the  requisites  of  a 
successful   base  runner.      Players   habitually    accustomed    to 
hesitate  to  do  this,  that  or  the  other,  in  attending  to  the  varied 
points  of  a  game  can  never  become  good  base  runners.     There 
is  so  little  time  allowed  to  judge  of   the  situation  that  prompt 
action  becomes  a  necessity  with    the  base   runner.     He  must 
<  hurry  up     all  the  time.     Then,  too,  he  must  be  daring  in  tak- 
ing risks,  while  at  the  same  time  avoiding  recklessness  in  his 
running.     Though  fast  running  is  an   important  aid  in   base 

3m<?£  ^        yU,?"6T  'Vh°  lacks  Judgment,  coolness,  and,   in 
fact,     headwork  »  inhis  running,  will  not  equal  a  poor  runner 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  27 

who  possesses  the  nerve  and  intelligence  required  for  the  work. 
The  great  point  in  the  art  of  base  running  is  to  know  when  to 
start,  and  to  start  promptly  when  the  favorable  opportunity  is 
offered.  One  difficulty  a  base  runner,  trying  to  steal  to  second, 
invariably  encounters,  is  his  having  to  watch  either  the  pitcher 
or  catcher  closely.  He  cannot  watch  both  carefully,  and  there- 
Eore  he  must  make  his  selection  as  to  which  player  he  will  look 
after.  If  the  catcher  is  an  accurate  and  swift  thrower  to  the 
bases,  he  is  the  man  to  be  attended  to.  But  if  the  pitcher  is 
one  who  has  a  method  of  delivery  which  includes  a  number  of 
special  movements  which  occupy  more  than  the  ordinary  time 
in  delivering  the  ball,  then  he  is  the  man  to  watch,  for  he  will 
surely  afford  the  runner  the  required  opportunity  to  steal  a 
base  or  to  secure  a  balk,  if  the  runner  only  plays  his  part  prop- 
erly. A  sharp  base  runner  can  bother  a  pitcher  exceedingly  by 
skillful  dodging.  It  requires  no  small  amount  of  nerve  and 
coolness  for  a  pitcher  to  watch  a  runner  closely,  and  yet  to 
play  the  strategical  points  of  his  pitching  with  full  effect. 

CHANGES  IN  THE  LEAGUE  CONSTITUTION. 

Below  will  be  found  the  substance  of  the  changes  made  in 
the  League  Constitution  at  the  December  meeting  of  1883,  to- 
gether with  the  full  text  of  the  most  important  of  them,  which 
will  be  required  for  frequent  reference  during  the  season  of 
1884.  One  of  these  latter  is  new  Section  31,  which  follows  old 
Section  33,  and  the  full  text  of  which  is : 

"Sec.  31.  An  agreement  may  be  made  between  a^club  and  a 
manager  or  player  for  services  by  a  manager  or  player,  and 
compensation  therefor  by  the  club  by  telegram  or  other  writ- 
ing, and  notice  of  such  agreement  may  be  sent  by  telegraph  to 
the  secretary  of  the  League,  specifying  the  term  of  service 
agreed  upon,  and  the  secretary  shall,  immediately  upon  the  re- 
ceipt of  such  notice,  notify  all  League  clubs  and  all  Associa- 
tion parties  to  the  4  National  Agreement  of  Professional  Base- 
ball Associations'  that  the  said  club  has  contracted  with  the  said 
player  for  the  period  specified,  and  that  the  contract  thus  made 
and  promulgated  shall  be  valid  and  binding  upon  all,  provided 
that  within  thirty  days  from  the  date  of  making  such  agree- 
ment the  club  and  the  plaver  shall  further  evidence  such  agree- 
ment by  the  execution  of  a  contract  in  the  form  prescribed  by 
the  League  (see  League  contract,  and  the  secretary  of  the 
League  shall,  upon  application,  furnish  each  League  club  a 
suitable  supply  of  the  printed  forms  of  contract  adopted  by  the 
League),  and  in  the  event  that  the  said  player  shall  refuse, 
within  the  said  thirty  days,  to  sign  the  said  formal  League  con- 
tract, the  said  club  shall  notify  the  secretary,  who  shall  at  once 


28  spalding's  official 

place  the  name  of  said  player  on  the  black-list,  and  the  player 
shall  thereupon  become  disqualified,  and  the  secretary  shall 
issue  notice  of  such  disqualification,  as  provided  in  Section  14 
of  this  constitution.  No  player  not  under  one  of  the  two  forms 
of  contract  specified  in  this  section  shall  be  eligible  to  play  in  a 
League  game,  except  that  in  case  a  player  shall  meet  with  an 
accident,  or  be  expelled  by  his  club,  any  player  who  is  not  other- 
wise disqualified  under  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution,  may 
take  the  place  of  such  expelled  or  injured  player;  but  such 
player  shall  not  be  eligible  to  play  for  more  than  five  champion- 
ship games  in  the  nine  of  such  club,  without  the  contract  and 
notice  thereof  required  by  this  section  or  Section  32." 

Sec.  32,  old  Sec.  35,  is  only  changed  so  as  to  conform  to  the 
section  above  cited,  it  requiring  the  club  after  having  made  the 
formal  League  contract  provided  for*  in  the  preceding  section 
to  send  the  contract  to  the  League  secretary,  and  if  the  secre- 
tary finds  it  all  right  he  is  not  required  to  send  out  his  notice  in 
case  a  preliminary  contract  by  telegraph,  as  provided  in  Sec.  31 
has  already  been  made  and  promulgated. 

All  provisions  of  the  Constitution  relating  to  releases  from 
any  cause,  or  eligibility  of  a  player  to  contract  after  the  removal 
of  his  disabilities,  are  made  so  as  to  conform  with  the  pro- 
visions of  the  National  Agreement,  in  that  ten  days  must 
elapse  between  the  League  secretary's  notice  of  the  release  of 
the  player,  or  his  notice  of  the  removal  of  the  player's  disabil- 
ity, or  the  disbandment  of  the  club,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  the 
valid  engagement  of  such  player  to  serve  a  club. 
An  important  proviso  is  added,  which  is  as  follows: 
"Provided,  That  should  any  club  withdraw  from  this  League 
to  become  a  member  of  any  other  Association  that  is  a  party  to 
the  'National  Agreement  of  Professional  Baseball  Associa- 
tions/ the  contracts  then  existing  between  such  club  and  its 
members  and  players  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect." 

The  term  "black-list"  is  substituted  for  "list  of  disqualified 
persons"  wherever  the  latter  phrase  occurs  in  the  Constitution 
of  '83. 

New  Sections  45,  46,  and  50,  are  all  of  special  interest,  and 
are  given  below  in  full : 

"  Sec.  46.  In  case  a  player  under  reserve  for  the  ensuing  sea- 
son by  any  League  club  shall  prefer  a  complaint,  in  writing,  to 
the  secretary  of  the  League,  against  said  club,  alleging— 

"1.  That  such  club  is  in  arrears  to  him  on  account  of  his 
contract  for  the  current  season,  or. 

"2.  That  he  has  offered  to  enter  into  contract  with  such  club 
for  the  ensuing  season  at  a  compensation  of  one  thousand 
dollars  for  seven  months'  service,  but  that  the  said  club  has  de- 
clined either  to  enter  into  such  contract  or  to  release  him  from 
reservation — 


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The  secretary  shall  at  once  transmit  to  the  said  club  a  copy  of 
such  complaint,  and  require  an  answer  thereto ;  on  receipt  of 
such  answer,  or,  if  one  week  shall  have  elapsed  without  the 
receipt  of  an  answer,  the  Secretary  shall  refer  the  papers  in, the 
case  to  the  chairman  of  the  Board.  The  Board  shall,  there- 
upon, try  the  case  under  such  regulations  as  they  may  pre- 
scribe, and,  should  they  find  the  player's  complaints  sustained 
by  the  facts,  they  shall  release  the  player  from  reservation,  and 
instruct  the  secretary  of  the  League  to  issue  notice  of  such 
release,  in  like  manner  as  if  the  player  had  been  voluntarily 
released  by  the  club.  The  Board  shall  also,  should  they  find 
the  club  in  arrears  to  the  player,  require  the  club,  under  penalty 
of  forfeiture  of  its  membership,  to  pay  to  the  player,  within 
ten  days,  the    full  amount  ascertained  to  be  due  him." 

"Sec.  46.  In  case  a  player  under  contract  with  a  League  club 
shall  prefer  a  complaint,  in  writing,  to  the  secretary  of  the 
League  against  such  club,  alleging  that  such  club  is  in  arrears 
to  him  on  account  of  such  contract,  the  secretary  shall  act  in 
the  matter  as  provided  in  tbe  preceding  section,  and,  should  the 
Board  find  the  player's  complaint  sustained,  they  shall  require 
the  club,  under  penalty  of  forfeiture  Of  its  membership,  to  pay 
to  the  player,  within  ten  days,  the  full  amount  ascertained  to 
be  due  him.  Provided  that,  should  the  player  refuse  to  serve 
the  club  pending  action  by  the  Board  on  his  complaint,  he  will 
thereby  forfeit  the  benefits  of  the  award,  and  in  such  case  the 
Board  shall  revoke  its  award." 

"See.  50.  In  all  disputes,  complaints,  or  questions  arising 
under  the  'National  Agreement  of  Professional  B.  B.  Associa- 
tions, '  between  this  League  and  any  other  Association  of 
clubs,  party  to  such  agreement,  or  between  any  club  of  this 
League  and  any  club  of  any  other  Association,  party  to  such 
agreement,  the  adjudication  thereof  shall  be  left  entirely  to  the 
Joint  Arbitration  Committee  provided  for  by  such  agreement, 
and  this  League  will  comply  with  and  be  bound  by  the  award 
findings,  or  verdict  of  such  Committee  in  any  such  case,  so 
long  as  this  League  continues  a  party  to  such  'National  Agree- 
ment.' " 

Provision  is  made  to  authorize  each  club  to  play  games  be- 
tween its  extra  players  and  other  eligible  clubs,  or  picked-nines, 
upon  its  grounds  when  the  club  is  absent  from  home. 

All  sections  and  provisions  relating  to  the  League  Alliance 
were  stricken  out  of  the  Constitution. 

THE  PLAYING  RULES  FOR  1884. 

Three  important  amendments  were  made  to  the  League  code 
of  playing  rules  at  the  December  convention  of  1883,  two  of 
them  being  decidedly  advantageous  to  the  game,  while  the 


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third  is  open  to  criticism,  inasmuch  as  it  gave  to  the  pitcher  an 
increased  advantage  in  his  delivery  of  the  ball  to  the  bat,  with- 
out compensating  advantages  to  the  batsman,  who  is  already 
far  too  cramped  in  his  movements  in  striking,  to  admit  of  sci- 
entific play  in  batting.  The  rules  governing  the  pitching  in 
1883  prohibited  a  direct  overthrow  of  the  ball  to  the  bat;  this 
rule,  however,  became  practically  a  dead  letter  during  the  latter 
half  of  the  season,  through  the  failure  of  the  Umpires  to  in- 
flict the  penalty  provided  for  its  violation.  Instead  of  amend- 
ing the  rule  so  as  to  provide  for  its  strict  enforcement, — a  very 
difficult  thing  to  do,  by  the  way, — the  League  decided  to  repeal 
the  prohibition,  thereby  allowing  a  direct  over-throw  of  the 
ball  to  the  bat.  This  was  done  partially  as  an  experiment,  to 
see  what  would  be  the  practical  result  of  the  delivery  by  over- 
hand throwing,  and  it  is  only  by  experiments  of  this  kind  each 
season,  that  the  game  can  be  advanced  on  the  road  to  a  perfect 
code  of  playing  rules.  But,  in  providing  for  this  experiment, 
as  regards  the  delivery  of  the  ball  to  the  bat,  due  attention 
should  have  been  given  to  the  subject  of  an  equalization  of  the 
powers  of  attack  and  defense.  This  was  not  done  by  the 
League  at  the  December  convention,  however,  and  hence  the 
attacking  power  was  increased,  while  the  defense  was  left  in  the 
same  position  as  before.  As  the  rule  now  is,  the  pitcher  can 
deliver  six  swiftly  over-thrown  balls  to  the  bat  which  are 
either  not  over  the  base  or  not  at  the  height  called  for,  before 
he  can  be  punished  by  sending  the  batsman  to  his  base  on  called 
balls;  whereas,  the  batsman  is  obliged  to  strike  at  the  first 
three  fair  balls  sent  to  him,  or  he  will  be  given  out  on  strikes. 
This  is  an  advantage  in  favor  of  the  pitcher  in  the  ratio  of 
seven  to  three,  but  it  is  claimed  by  some  that  a  more  equitable 
rule  would  make  it  six  to  three. 

One  of  the  advantageous  amendments  made  by  the  league 
was  that  repealing  the  rule  which  decided  the  base-runner  out 
for  not  running  to  first  base.  By  this  rule,  if  three  men  were 
on  the  bases  when  the  third  strike  was  called,  all  the  base  run- 
ner had  to  do  was  to  throw  down  his  bat  and  stand  still,  that 
act  alone  putting  him  out,  and  at  the  same  time  preventing 
the  ruuners  on  the  bases  from  being  forced  off  by  the  act  of 
the  base  runner  to  first  base.  The  amendment  establishes 
the  old  rule  which  obliges  the  base  runner  to  start  for  first 
base,  and  he  cannot  now  be  out  on  three  strikes— if  not 
caught  out— unless  touched  by  the  catcher,  a  fielder,  or  thrown 
out  at  first  base.  This  amendment  enables  the  catcher  to  affect 
a  double  or  triple  play,  by  not  catching  the  ball  on  the  third 
strike,  but  simply  touching  home  base,  and  then  throwing  to 
third  base,  leaving  the  ball  to  be  passed  to  second  from  third,  or 
to  first  base  to  throw  out  the  base  runner  from  home  base.  Last 
season  this  play  was  stopped  by  the  batsman's  refusing  to  run. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  31 

Another  excellent  amendment  was  the  new  rule  which 
makes  it  imperative  for  a  fine  of  five  dollars  to  be  inflicted  on 
each  and  every  player  who  in  any  way  disputes  the  decision  of 
an  Umpire,  or  who  even  addresses  the  Umpire  on  any  point  of 
piay  on  which  he  has  rendered  a  decision.  The  captains  of 
the  nines  are  alone  exempt  from  this  special  fine,  and  they  only 
to  the  extent  of  either  explaining  a  misinterpretation  or  desiring 
an  explanation  of  the  Umpire's  ruling.  This  will  effectually 
put  a  stop  to  the  ll  kicking  "  against  decisions  by  players,  which 
was  such  an  abuse  last  season.  The  retention  of  the  fly  game 
In  its  entirety  was  commendable.  The  continuance  of  the 
foul-bound  catch  would  have  been  simply  the  retaining  of  a 
feature  of  the  early  period  of  base  ball,  in  order  to  gratify  the 
crowd,  and  to  help  "  business,"  and  not  the  game. 

DEFINITIONS   OF  IMPORTANT  RULES. 


There  are  no  two  rules  more  important,  as  regards  their  cor- 
rect definition,  than  Rules  33  and  34,  describing  fair  and  foul 
balls,  and  not  one  player  out  of  six  fully  understands  their  true 
intent  and  meaning.  With  a  view  of  familiarizing  players  with 
the  official  definition,  we  present  below  an  extended  explana- 
tion of  each  rule  as  it  is    interpreted  by  the  League  Secretary. 

FAIR   AND   FOUL   HITS. 

A  fair  hit  is  made  when  the  batsman,  while  standing  within 
the  lines  of  his  position,  hits  a  ball  which  falls  to  the  ground  in 
front  of  the  foul  ball  lines,  extending  from  home  base  to  and 
beyond  first  base,  and  from  home  base  to  and  beyond  third 
base.  Should  such  a  ball  fall  on  the  line  of  either  of  these  foul 
lines,  it  would  still  be  a  fair  ball;  to  be  foul  it  must  fall  to  the 
ground  back  of  the  foul  lines.  If  such  a  ball,  too,  should 
strike  the  person  of  a  player  standing  on  fair  ground,  the  ball 
would  also  be  a  fair  ball ;  or  should  it  go  from  the  bat  so  as  to 
strike  either  the  first  or  third  bases,  it  would  also  be  fair ;  and 
lastly,  should  it  strike  any  object  located  on  fair  ground,  it 
would  still  be  a  fair  ball.  This  is  the  rule  as  applicable  to  all 
fair  hit  balls  which  are  hit  up  i?i  the  airy  and  which  either  fall 
to  the  ground  or  are  held  by  fielders  on  the  fly.  But  when  a 
ball  is  batted  directly  to  the  ground  and  not  in  the  air — a  bound 
hit,  for  instance — a  different  rule  prevails ;  as,  in  such  case,  it 
matters  not  whether  the  hit  ball  first  strikes  the  ground  fair  or 
foul,  so  that  it  either  bounds  or  rolls  into  fair  ground  after- 
ward, between  home  and  first  base  or  home  and  third  base, 
except — note  this  exception — in  such  case  it  first  touches  the  per- 
son of  a  player. 

A  foul  ball  is  a  ball  hit  by  the  batsman,  while  standing  within 
the  lines  of  his  position,  which  falls  to  the  ground  behind  the 


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foul  ball  lines  above  referred  to ;  or  which  strikes  the  person  of 
a  player  standing  on  foul  ground ;  or  which  falls  on  any  other 
object  located  on  foul  ground;  or  which  touches  the  batsman's 
person  directly  from  the  bat.  This  is  the  application  of  the 
rule  to  all  foul  balls  hit  in  the  air,  and  which  are  held  by  a 
fielder  on  the  fly,  or  which  fall  to  the  ground  untouched.  But 
when  a  ball  is  hit  direct  from  the  bat  to  the  ground  it  matters 
not—as  in  the  case  of  a  similarly  hit  fair  ball — whether  it  first 
touches  the  ground  fair  or  foul,  provided  it  rolls  or  bounds  on 
to  foul  ground  between  home  and  first  base,  or  home  and  third 
base,  without  first  touching  the  person  of  a  player,  this  being 
the  exception,  and  an  important  one,  too.  It  will  be  seen  that 
an  important  essential,  bearing  upon  the  definition  of  the  two 
rules,  is  the  difference  between  a  ball  hit  in  the  air  and  a  ball 
hit  directly  to  the  ground.  The  fly  ball  becomes  fair  or  foul 
accordingly  as  it  falls  on  fair  or  foul  ground ;  while  a  bound  ball 
— or  ball  hit  directly  to  the  ground — does  not  become  fair  or  foul 
by  the  fact  of  its  first  striking  fair  or  foul  ground,  but  by  the  fact 
of  its  bounding  or  rolling  to  fair  or  foul  ground  after  it  first  strikes 
the  ground.  If  the  ball,  before  it  stops  in  its  course,  first 
touches  a  player's  person,  then  the  rule  ceases  to  operate  in  the 
same  manner  as  it  would  if  the  ball  had  not  been  so  touched. 

DEAD    BALLS. 

The  rule  defining  a  dead  ball  limits  such  balls  to  three 
classes.  First,  a  pitched  ball  which  strikes  the  batsman  while 
he  is  standing  within  the  lines  of  his  position.  Second,  a  pitched 
ball  which  strikes  the  batsman's  bat  without  his  striking  at  the 
ball.  Third,  a  ball  which  strikes  the  Umpire  before  it  passes 
the  catcher.  If  it  be  a  "  passed  "  ball — a  ball  the  catcher  fails 
to  stop  or  hold — and  then  hits  the  Umpire,  it  ceases  to  be  a 
dead  ball. 

THE    PITCHING   RULE. 

The  amended  rule  governing  the  delivery  of  the  ball  to  the 
bat  allows  of  any  movement  of  the  arm,  in  swinging  the  hand 
forward,  either  above  or  below  the  line  of  the  shoulder.  Last 
season  before  making  the  forward  swing  of  the  arm,  the  hand 
could  be  raised  as  high  as  the  pitcher  chose ;  but  when  the  arm 
was  swung  forward  the  hand  holding  the  nail  had  to  pass  be- 
low the  line  of  the  pitcher's  shoulder,  or  foul  balks  were  called. 
The  new  rule  legalizes  the  high  delivery  of  the  past  season, 
which  violation  of  the  existing  rule  of  last  season  was  indulged 
in  with  impunity.  The  League  simply  allows  what  experience 
had  taught  them  they  could  not  effectively  prevent.  The  rule 
now  gives  liberty  to  the  pitcher  to  deliver  the  ball  to  the  bat 
either  by  a  pitch,  a  toss,  a  jerk,  or  any  form  of  throwing.  The 
number  of  called  balls  that  will  send  a  batsman  to  first  base 
has  been  reduced  to  six. 


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BALKS. 

In  regard  to  the  pitcher  making  a  "  balk,"  it  should  be  borne 
in  mind  that  he  can  make  a  "  balk"  in  three  different  ways. 
First,  by  making  any  one  of  the  motions  he  is  regularly  accus- 
tomed to  make  while  in  the  act  of  delivering  the  ball  to  the 
bat,  and  then  failing  to  promptly  deliver  the  ball.  Second,  if  he 
hold  the  ball  so  long  while  in  his  position,  and  while  the  bats- 
man is  waiting  ready  to  strike  at  the  ball,  as  to  unnecessarily 
delay  the  game.  Third,  if  he  deliver  the  ball  to  the  bat  when 
any  part  of  his  person  is  on  the  ground  outside  of  the  lines  of 
his  position. 

BASE   RUNNERS    FAILING    TO   RUN. 

In  reference  to  the  failure  of  base  runners  to  run  back  to 
bases  on  foul  balls  not  caught,  the  official  definition  of  the  rule 
is  that  it  is  optional  ivitk  the  runner  to  run  or  walk  back.  If  he 
runs  back  to  the  base  he  is  thereby  exempt  from  being  put 
out  in  returning  to  the  base  he  left  on  a  foul  ball  not  legally 
caught;  but  if  he  fails  to  run  back  then  he  can  be  put  out  in  re- 
turning by  being  touched  with  the  ball  in  the  hands  of  the 
fielder,  the  same  as  in  the  case  of  returning  on  a  fair  catch. 
He  cannot  be  decided  out,  however,  for  not  running  back  in 
the  case  of  a  foul  ball  not  caught,  unless  touched  while  off  the 
base  he  has  to  return  to. 

BLOCK  BALLS. 

Rule  60  says  that  whenever  a  "  block  "  occurs — that  is,  when 
a  ball  is  stopped  by  an  outsider — the  Umpire  shall  call  "  block 
ball,"  and  on  such  block  ball  base  runners  may  run  bases  with- 
out being  put  out  until  the  ball  has  been  held  by  the  pitcher 
while  standing  within  the  lines  of  his  position. 

The  moment  the  ball  is  held  by  the  pitcher,  however,  it  be- 
comes in  play,  and  runners  are  then  liable  to  be  put  out  as  in 
ordinary  cases  of  base  running. 

OBSTRUCTING   FIELDER. 

The  rules  providing  penalties  for  base  runners  obstructing 
fielders,  are  officially  defined  as  follows:  If  a  fielder  runs  to  a 
point  in  the  field  on  the  pathway  between  any  two  of  the  bases 
in  order  to  catch  a  fly  ball,  the  base  runner  in  such  case  has  no 
right  to  the  said  pathway,  but  he  must  run  on  one  side  or  the 
other  of  the  fielder  so  as  to  avoid  obstructing  him  in  his  effort 
to  catch  the  ball.  If  the  runner  fails  to  avoid  the  fielder  under 
such  circumstances,  the  Umpire  must  decide  him  out  at  once. 
Or  if  a  fielder  occupy  the  said  pathway  in  order  to  field  a  batted 
ball,  whether  to  catch  a  fly  ball,  or  to  pick  up  or  stop  a  ground 
ball,  the  base  runner  is  obliged  to  rnn  on  one  side  of  and  out  of 


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the  way  of  the  fielder,  or  he  must  be  promptly  decided  out. 
In  case  two  fielders,  however,  go  after  a  ball,  and  the  base  run- 
ner, in  avoiding  the  fielder  who  is  nearest  to  the  ball,  or  has 
the  best  chance  to  field  it,  comes  in  contact  with  the  other 
fielder,  such  contact  shall  not  be  regarded  as  an  obstruction,  as 
it  would  be  in  the  case  of  his  colliding  with  the  fielder  trying 
to  catch  or  to  field  the  ball. 

PUTTING    PLAYERS    OUT    AT    FIRST    BASE. 

Umpires  in  many  instances  last  season  violated  the 
rule  governing  the  putting  out  of  players  at  first  base,  inasmuch 
as  they  time  and  again  decided  runners  to  that  base  as  out  even 
when  the  ball  was  held  simultaneously  with  the  runner's 
touching  the  base.  Every  such  decision  was  in  violation  of 
the  letter  of  the  law.     The  rule — Section  5  of  Rule  57 — says ; 

"  If,  after  three  strikes  have  been  called,  or  a  fair  hit  has 
been  made,  the  ball  be  securely  held  by  a  fielder,  while  touch- 
ing first  base  with  any  part  of  his  person,  before  such  base  run- 
ner touches  first  base." 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  wording  of  the  rule  that  the  ball  must 
be  held  by  the  base  player  "  before  "  the  runner  touches  the  base, 
or  the  latter  is  not  out.  If  the  ball  be  held  at  the  same  mo- 
ment that  the  runner  touches  the  base,  the  Umpire  must  de- 
cide the  runner  not:  out.  It  must  be  plainly  evident  to  the 
Umpire  that  the  ball  was  held  before  the  base  was  touched,  or 
he  cannot  legally  decide  the  runner  out. 

A   LEGAL    CATCH. 

In  regard  to  the  definition  of  the  words  "  momentarily  held  " 
as  applicable  to  the  catching  of  the  ball,  the  Umpire  must  de- 
cide a  catch  to  have  been  legitimately  made  when  the  fielder 
catching  it  has  had  a  fair  opportunity  afforded  him  for  making 
the  catch,  and  purposely  fails  to  hold  the  ball  after  stopping  it 
with  his  hands.  In  playing  the  point  of  refusing  to  accept  a 
chance  for  a  catch  in  order  to  make  a  double  play,  the  only 
method  officially  regarded  as  legal  is  to  allow  the  ball  to  fall  to 
the  ground  and  then  to  catch  it  on  the  bound,  or  to  pick  it  up 
from  the  ground.  If  an  easy  chance  is  offered  to  make  the 
catch,  and  the  ball  is  allowed  to  drop  from  the  hands  of  the 
fielder,  the  Umpire  must  regard  such  stopped  ball  as  "  mo- 
mentarily held,"  and  decide  the  striker  out  on  the  catch. 

RUNNING    TO    FIRST    BASE. 

In  the  case  of  a  batsman,  after.  "  three  strikes  "  have  been 
called,  becoming  a  base  runner,  it  is  not  now  necessary  for  him 
to  run  to  first  base  as  it  was  in  1882,  and  he  cannot  now  be  de- 
cided out  after  such  call  of  "  third  strike  "  unless  he  be  either 
touched  by  the  ball  in  the  hands  of  a  fielder,  or  be  thrown  out 
at  first  base,  or  caught  out  behind  the  bat. 


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RECORD  OF  LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES 

Since  the   Formation   of  the   League  in 

1876,  to  and  Including  1882, 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES  FOR  1876. 


O     IS         GO 


Chicago 

Hartford 

St.  Louis....  . 

Boston 

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Mutual 

Athletic.  ... 
Cincinnati... 

Games  Lost.. 


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31 


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45 


10 


56 


514)  257    257 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES  FOR  1877. 


Boston 

Louisville. 
Hartford. . . 
St.  Louis... 
Chicago.... 


Games  Lost. . 


20 


24 


29 


30 


120    120 


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RECORD  OF  LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES.        37 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES  FOR  1881. 


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SPALDING  S    OFFICIAL 


BATTING  AVERAGES  OF  PLAYERS  WHO  HAVE  TAKEN  PART  IN 

LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP   GAMES    FOR  THREE  OR 

MORE  SEASONS. 

IS'T'S  to  1883,  ZBotli.  I3a.cl-u.sive. 


NAME. 


Adrian  C.  Anson    .. 
Dennis  Brouthers  . . . 

Rodger  Connor 

Calvin  A.  McVey... 
Geo.  F.  Gore 

A.  Dalrymple '. . 

J  ames  L.  White 

Paul  A  Hines 

James   O'Rourke... 
Roscoe  C.  Barnes. . . 

Joseph  Start 

Fred.  Dunlap 

M.J.  Kelly 

Chas.  W.  Jones 

L.  P.  Dickerson 

B.  M.  Gross 

J.  E.  Whitney 

C.J.  Foley 

Chas.  W.  Bennett    . 

Thomas  Burns 

Geo.  Shaffer 

H.  Richardson 

J.  C.  Rowe 

J  no.  F.  Morrill 

Wm.  Ewing 

Geo.  A.  Wood  

P.  Gillespie 

Martin  J.  Powell 

Jno.  E.  Clapp 

Jno.  A.  Peters 

E.  B.  Sutton 

H.  D.  Stovey 

Jno.  Farrell 

Joseph  Hornung 

Wm.  M.  Crowley... 

Thomas  York 

Robert  Ferguson 

James  Halliman 

E.N.  Williamson... 
Wm.  A.  Purcell 


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Jno.  J.  Burdock 

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Andrew  J.  Leonard 

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J.  J .  Gerhardt 

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Thomas  Carey 

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Jno.  J.  Remsen. . . . , 

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Douglas  Allison  

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James  McCormick 

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Jos.  L.  Quest        

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James  F.  Galvin * 

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40  spalding's  official 

BATTING  AVERAGES  OF  PLAYERS— Continued. 


NAME. 


Chae.  Riley 

F.  H.  Corey 

Jno.  Richmond  . .    . 

Chas.  N.  Snyder 

W.  W.  Carpenter... 
Frank  Hankineon . . 
Lawrence  Corcoran 

Geo.  Creamer 

David  W.  Force.... 

W.  H.  Holbert 

W.  H.  McClellan... 
B.  Gilligan....     ... 

Geo.  n.  Derby . 

RoVt  Matthews  — 

A.  Jo  BuRhong 

Geo.  E.  Weidrnan. 
W.  H.White 


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EAST  VS.  WEST. 

The  League  Season  of  1883  closed,  as  did  that  of  1882,  with 
the  success  of  the  Western  clubs  over  those  of  the  East, 
though  not  with  so  large  a  majority  of  victories  as  in  1882. 
Chicago  leads  the  West,  and  Boston  the  East.  Out  of  the 
seventeen  victories  won  by  the  Philadelphias,  twelve  were 
with  Western  clubs.     The  record  in  full  is  as  follows : 


WEST 

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EAST 

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BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


41 


The  record  of  the  home  games  between  the  clubs  of  each 
section  during  1883  is  as  follows: 


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It  will  be  seen  that  the  Bostons  won  in  the  East,  with  the 
Providences  and  New  Yorks  close  behind.  In  the  West  the 
Chicagos  and  the  Clevelands  tied  for  the  lead.  The  Cleve- 
lands,  however,  defeated  the  Chicagos  in  their  series.  The 
Buffalos  made  a  very  fair  showing.  The  Philadelphias  and 
Detroits  were  the  "  tail  enders.'* 


THE  RESERVE  RULE  QUESTION. 

The  most  difficult  problem  the  League  has  had  to  solve,  in 
legislating  for  the  government  ot  the  professional  fraternity, 
has  been  that  of  how  to  control  and  regulate  the  salaries  of 
players.  The  club  rivalry  for  the  possession  of  the  best  players 
each  season,  has  been,  from  the  very  outset,  an  obstacle  to  an 
equitable  arrangement  of  the  salary  question;  and  this  has  led 
to  an  increase  of  club  expenses  of  this  kind  until  the  subject  be- 
came one  involving  the  future  existence  of  even  the  most 
wealthy  of  the  League  clubs.  Within  the  past  year  or  two  this 
salary  question  has  passed  beyond  the  bounds  of  a  reasonable 
remuneration  for  professional  service  on  the  ball  fields,  to  the 
region  of  exorbitant  demands,  which,  if  complied  with,  would 
eventually  bankrupt  the  strongest  company  in  the  professional 
arena.  From  the  basis  of  the  rule  that  "a  player's  services  are 
to  be  paid  for  according  to  their  real  value  to  a  club,''  the  ques- 
tion has  resolved  itself  into  one  in  which  he  is  to  be  regarded  as 
worth  all  he  can  get,  either  by  coercion  or  by  reckless  compe- 
tition for  his  services.  All  reasonable  arguments  involving  an 
equitable  estimate  of  a  ball  player's  work  on  the  basis  of  the 
relation  it  bears  to  that  of  any  other  occupation  he  may  be  com- 
petent to  engage  in  as  a  means  of  livelihood,  are  disregarded. 
Here  is  a  ball  player,  who,  as  a  street  car  driver  or  conductor,  a 
brakesman,  a  porter,  or  an  assistant  at  some  ordinary  trade  in 
which,  at  his  work  as  a  common  day  laborer  he  can  only  com- 


42  spalding's  official 

mand  ten  dollars  a  week  for  his  services,  and  to  earn  that  has 
to  work  laboriously  from  ten  to  fifteen  hours  each  day ;  and  yet 
this  self-same  individual  is  taught  by  unscrupulous*  or  short- 
sighted rival  clubs  to  believe  thai  he  is  treated  hardly  if  he  is  not 
readily  given  $2,000  as  salary  for  six  months'  services  as  a  ball 
player,  in  which  his  work  is  comparatively  a  pleasant  recrea- 
tion, requiring  but  two  or  three  hours  of  easy  work  eacn  day. 
This  is  the  rational  view  of  the  situation  so  far  as  equity  is  con- 
cerned, in  estimating  a  ball  player's  real  value. 

Efforts  were  made  to  establish  special  rates  governing  the 
several  positions  of  a  club  team,  so  as  to  regulate  the  pay  ac- 
cording to  the  work  done.  But  all  such  efforts  failed  until  the 
rule  reserving  eleven  men,  at  a  stated  minimum  salary,  Was 
adopted.  Up  to  this  point  in  the  history  of  the  question  fancy 
prices  had  prevailed  in  the  professional  market  to  an  extent 
which  threatened  the  future  existence  of  the  whole  professional 
fabric.  It  then  became  a  question  as  to  whether  the  existing 
stock  companies  should  go  on  until  they  were  forced  into  bank- 
ruptcy, or  by  some  stringent  rule,  even  if,  in  a  measure  arbi- 
trary in  its  enactment,  a  stop  should  be  put  to  the  fancy  salary 
abuse.  Left  to  itself,  the  evil  would  grow  each  season  and 
bring  down  the  whole  professional  structure.  It  was  determined 
to  put  a  stop  to  it,  and  adopt  a  rule  which  would  preserve  even 
players  themselves  from  fatal  results.  By  reserving  eleven 
men  at  a  salary  of  not  less  than  $1,000  a  season  the  clubs  placed 
a  barrier  to  the  further  progress  of  the  fancy  salary  business, 
and  besides  this  they  placed  themselves  on  a  securer  financial 
footing  than  it  was  possible  for  them  to  obtain  under  the  old 
order  of  things.  It  will  only  need  another  year's  trial  of  the 
reserve  rule  to  show  the  few  players,  still  opposed  to  it,  that  it 
will  accrue  as  much  to  their  future  pecuniary  benefit  as  it  will 
to  the  clubs  themselves.  The  rule  which  builds  up  clubs 
firmer,  and  which  aids  their  permanent  establishment,  cannot 
be  otherwise  than  equally  beneficial  to  the  best  interests  of  the 
club's  players.  The  reserve  rule  does  not  lessen  the  salary  of 
any  player,  whose  marked  integrity  of  character,  exceptional 
ability  in  his  field  position,  and  faithful  work  in  the  interest  of 
his  club,  makes  him  a  valuable  man  to  have  in  the  club  team  at 
any  salary  the  financial  position  of  the  club  can  afford  to  pay; 
but  it  simply  places  a  barrier  to  the  reckless  competition  for  the 
services  of  men  who,  outside  of  the  ball  field,  could  not  earn  a 
tenth  part  of  the  sum  they  demand  for  base  ball  services.  It  is 
a  defensive  law  against  an  abuse  which  has  grown  out  of  an 
excessive  rivalry  between  individual  clubs  for  certain  over- 
estimated material  for  their  field  business.  Below  we  give  the 
letter  of  the  law  for  the  information  of  our  readers. 

The  rule  is  the  third  of  the  "National  Agreement"  On 
the  25th  day  of  September  of  each  year,  each  Club  member  of 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  43 

the  parties  hereto,  shall  transmit  to  the  Secretary  of  its  Asso- 
ciation, a  list  ot  names  of  any  players,  not  exceeding  eleven  in 
number,  on  that  date  under  contract  with  such  Club,  which 
such  Club  desires  to  reserve  for  the  ensuing  year,  accompanied 
by  a  statement  over  the  signature  of  the  Secretary  of  such 
Club,  that  such  Club  is  willing  to  pay  not  less  than  one  thou- 
sand dollars  (except  a  Northwestern  League  Club,  whose  mini- 
mum shall  be  seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars)  as  the  compen- 
sation of  each  player  so  reserved,  in  the  contract  to  be  made 
with  him  for  the  ensuing  season.  And  the  Secretary  of  each 
Association  shall,  on  the  ist  day  of  October,  transmit  to  the 
Secretaries  of  the  other  Associations,  parties  hereto,  a  full  list 
of  players  thus  reserved.  The  Secretary  of  each  Association 
shall  thereupon,  on  the  5th  day  of  October,  transmit  to  each 
Club  member  of  such  Association  a  full  list  of  all  players  so 
reserved  by  all  Clubs  then  composing  the  Associations,  parties 
hereto,  and  no  Club  member  of  either  of  the  parties  hereto 
shall  contract,  negotiate  with,  or  employ  any  player  while  so 
reserved  by  any  other  Club  member  of  either  of  the  parties 
hereto.  Such  reservation  shall  terminate  when  the  reserving 
Club  enters  into  contract  with  the  reserved  player,  or  release 
him  from  such  reservation,  or  disbands,  or  is  expelled  by  or  re- 
signs from  its  Association,  party  hereto,  without  entering  into 
such  contract,  or  releasing  such  plaj-er  from  such  reservation. 

A  HINT  TO  PROFESSIONAL  PLAYERS. 

One  of  the  weaknesses  of  professional  players  is  their  apti- 
tude to  "grasp  at  the  shadow  while  losing  the  substance." 
This  is  a  habit  they  are  prone  to  indulge  in  the  moment  their 
season  of  service  in  the  field  ends  each  year,  and  they  begin  to 
seek  for  ''better  pastures,"  something  which  the  majority  seem  to 
think  is  comprised  solely  in  the  fact  of  obtaining  a  larger  sala- 
ry. A  player,  we  will  say,  is  in  receipt  of  a  salary  of  two  hun- 
dred dollars  a  month  for  six  months'  service,  in  a  thoroughly 
responsible  club,  where  he  is  well  treated,  and  is  sure  of  a  per- 
manent position  so  long  as  he  does  faithful  service  in  his  posi- 
tion. At  the  end  of  the  season  he  is  offered  a  salary  consider- 
ably in  excess  of  that  he  is  receiving.  Without  due  consider- 
ation of  the  relative  positions  of  the  two  situations— the  club 
he  is  with,  and  the  one  he  is  asked  to  join — and  tempted  by  the 
fancy  terms  offered  him,  like  the  dog  in  the  fable,  he  grasps  at 
the  shadow  of  the  increased  salary,  and,  in  consequence,  loses 
the  substance  of  tfye  surety  he  leaves  behind  him.  Experienced 
players  ought  by  this  time  to  have  practically  realized  the  fact 
that  it  is  far  more  to  their  advantage  in  every  way  for  them  to 
accept  a  moderate  salary  from  a  sound  organization,  which  ha^ 


44  spalding's  official 

an  established  reputation  for  fair  dealing  with  its  employes  than 
to  sign  for  a  salary  double  in  amount  offered  by  a  less  res- 
ponsible clnb.  A  comfortable  position  in  the  service  of  a  reli- 
able company,  with  a  moderate  salary,  which  is  sure  to  be 
forthcoming  on  every  pay-day,  and  which  will  not  be  merci- 
lessly dropped  the  day  an  accident  on  the  field  disables  the  play- 
er, is  of  far  more  value  than  is  a  mere  boarding-place  in  a  new 
club  at  double  the  salary. 

The  contingency  of  receiving  permanent  employment  in  a 
club,  year  after  year,  is  a  matter,  too,  for  a  player's  serious  con- 
sideration in  this  respect.  This  is  especially  important  in  the 
case  of  a  player  having  a  family.  The  sensible  player  will 
prefer  the  home  position  with  a  sure  salary,  even  if  it  is  no* 
very  large,  to  a  mere  stopping  place  for  a  temporary  period  at 
fancy  figures.  The  permanency  of  a  club's  abiding  place  is 
also  a  matter  for  consideration.  A  club  having  a  long  lease  of 
its  grounds  is  better  situated  for  a  more  successful  career  than 
one  which  may  have  to  change  its  location  within  a  year  or 
two.  Then,  too,  there  is  the  reputation  for  considerate  treat- 
ment of  its  professionals  to  be  taken  into  consideration,  A  club 
may  pay  its  salaries  when  due,  and  yet  treat  its  men  simply  as 
hirelings.  The  club  to  engage  with  is  the  one  which  acts  to- 
ward its  players  as  if  they  were  part  and  parcel  of  the  organ- 
ization, and  to  be  considerately  cared  for  as  such. 

INEBRIETY  AMONG  PLAYERS. 


One  of  the  prominent  evils  of  the  season  of  1883  which  may 
be  justly  ranked  among  the  abuses  of  professional  ball  play- 
ing, was  the  drunkenness  which  prevailed  in  the  ranks  of 
many  of  the  club  teams.  The  number  of  League  and 
American  matches  that  were  lost  last  season  by  dissipation 
of  players  would  surprise  the  fraternity  were  they  enumerated 
in  full.  The  evil  in  question  was  bad  enough  in  1882,  but  it 
was  still  worse  in  1883.  The  placing  of  inebriates  on  the  black 
list  was  only  partially  successful  in  suppressing  drunkenness  in 
the  ranks,  owing  to  the  leniency  shown  offenders  upon  their 
promising  to  reform.  Just  as  dishonesty  has  been  kept  out  of 
the  ranks  by  the  persistency  with  which  the  League  has  kept 
out  the  "crooks"  from  ever  again  being  employed,  so  must 
some  equally  stringent  rule  be  enforced  in  the  case  of  the  class 
of  chronic  drunkards.  During  1883  while  many  of  the 
clubs  were  injured  by  inebriates  in  their  teams,  there  was 
scarcely  one  team  in  "the  arena  that  did  not  have  at  least  one 
"weak  brother  "  among  its  players.  There  is  but  one  rule  that 
will  effectually  prevent  this  abuse,  and  that  is  the  rule  which 
insists  upon  total  abstinence  during  the  entire  championship 
season.     Make  this  rule  imperative  under  the  forfeiture  of  a 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  45 

fourth  of  a  player's  salary  for  the  season,  and  drunkenness  in 
the  ranks  would  soon  cease.  This  and  a  permanent  place  on  the 
black  list  for  the  chronic  drunkards,  is  the  only  cure  for  the  evil. 

CALLING  BALLS  AND  STRIKES. 

Umpires  in  considering  the  question  of  calling  balls  and 
strikes,  should  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that,  with  curve-pitching, 
and  with  the  great  speed  of  the  ball  under  the  existing  rule,  it 
is  a  very  difficult  task  for  the  batsman  to  hit  the  ball  so  as  to 
make  a  base-hit,  and  still  more  difficult  to  "  place"  the  ball- 
that  is,  to  hit  it  to  a  certain  position  in  the  field  aimed  for;  for, 
under  the  rule  now  in  vogue,  he  is  so  cramped  in  his  move- 
ments in  batting  that  little  latitude  is  allowed  him  for  judging 
the  ball  accurately,  and,  consequently,  chance  hitting  is  the 
rule  in  batting,  and  place- hitting  the  exception.  Umpires  who 
desire  to  intelligently  and  equitably  discharge  the  duties  of 
their  position,  should  remember  these  facts,  and  so  inter- 
pret the  rules  in  calling  balls  and  strikes  as— in  common  par- 
lance—to "  give  the  batsman  a  show."  They  must  now  bear  in 
mind  that  the  definition  of  a  fair  ball  is  that  it  must  pass  "  over 
the  home-base,  and  at  the  height  called  for." 

In  judging  of  the  height  of  the  ball,  "  a  high  ball'  is  one  sen, 
in  "  higher  "  than  the  batsman's  belt,  but  not  higher  than  his 
shoulder.  When  the  batsman,  therefore,  calls  for  «  a  high 
ball  "  such  ball  must  be  between  the  belt  and  the  shoulder.  If 
not  so  sent  in  they  are  unfair  ball?,  whether  over  the  plate  or 
not.  So  in  regard  to  "a  low  ball,"  the  latter  being  a  ball 
sent  in  "  not  higher  than  his  belt  nor  lower  than  his  knee ; 
consequently  a  waist  or  belt  ball  is  a  low  ball,  and  a  ball  above 
the  belt  or  below  the  knee  is  an  unfair  ball.  When  a  "  low  ball" 
is  called  for,  the  umpire  should  be  in  all  cases  certain,  as  far  as 
he  can  possibly  judge,  that  the  "high  ball"  is  above  the  belt  and 
below  the  shoulder;  and  that  a  "  low  ball  "  is  above  the  knee 
and  not  higher  than  the  belt.  When  there  is  the  slightest 
doubt  of  the  fact  in  either  case,  the  batsman  must  be  given  the 
benefit  of  the  doubt.  In  the  matter  of  calling  strikes,  the  Um- 
pire should  be  as  sure  as  he  can  be  that  in  the  first  place  the 
ball  was  sent  in  so  that  it  plainly  passed  over  the  home-base, 
and  if  this  was  done,  also  that  it  was  equally  plain  that  it  was 
at  the  height  called  for.  In  either  case  should  there  be 
the  least  doubt  of  the  fact,  then  the  batsman  should  be  given 
the  benefit  of  the  doubt. 

Time  and  again,  last  season,  did  we  see  Umpires  call  strikes 
on  batsmen  when  the  ball  had  curved  apparently  over  the  plate, 
but  in  reality  beyond  it;  and  also  when  it  had  been  oyer  the 
plate  strikes  were  called  on  high  balls  when  low  balls  had 
been'  called    for,    and  vice  versa,    simply    because  the  Um- 


46  Spalding's  official 

pire  had  no  defined  boundary  point  in  his  mind  in  regard  to  the 
limit  of  either  a  high  or  a  low  ball;  and  in  calling  strikes  he 
did  not  hesitate  to  give  the  benefit  of  the  doubt  to  the  pitcher, 
though  well  aware  that  the  rules  already  give  the  pitcher  a  suf- 
ficient advantage.  This  season  we  hope  to  see  men  in  the  Um- 
pire's position  who  will  more  equitably  and  intelligently  inter- 
pret the  spirit  of  the  rules  in  this  respect  than  was  done  in  1883, 
even  by  experienced   umpires. 

The  task  of  judging  such  swiftly-delivered  curved  balls  cor- 
rectly is  a  most  difficult  one,  needing  as  it  does  considerable 
courage  and  nerve  to  face  such  a  hot  fire  with  the  chance  of  a 
severe  blow  from  the  ball.  But  it  is  a  duty  which  has  to  be 
done,  and  it  can  iust  as  well  be  done  fairly  as  unfairly. 

THE  UMPIRE  AND  HIS  POSITION. 

Without  thoroughly  competent  and  honest  umpires  the  suc- 
cessful progress  of  professional  base  ball  playing  would  be  im 
possible,  no  matter  how  strong  the  club  teams  might  be,  how- 
excellent  the  club  management,  or  how  perfect  the  code  ot 
playing  rules.  An  umpire  may  be  competent  to  act  in  the  po- 
sition by  reason  of  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  and  of 
the  possession  of  sound  judgment  in  the  position,  and  yet  his 
integrity  of  character  may  be  questionable  in  some  one  respect 
or  other.  He  may  be,  on  the  other  hand,  honesty  itself  as  re- 
gards character,  but  yet  be  unsuited  for  the  position  from  his> 
lack  of  a  thorough  acquaintance  with  the  rules,  or  a  want  of 
sound  judgment.  Then,  again,  he  may  be  both  honest  and 
competent,  and  yet,  from  the  want  of  determination  of  char- 
acter or  of  moral  courage,  be  unsuited  to  properly  act  in  the 
position.  But,  taking  it  for  granted  that  he  possesses  all  these 
essentials  for  perfect  service  in  this  position,  there  is  one  thing 
requisite  for  the  successful  discharge  of  his  duties,  without 
which  he  must  necessarily  fail,  and  that  is  club  protection  while 
acting  in  the  position.  The  League  has  for  several  years  past 
been  striving  to  perfect  the  system  of  umpiring,  by  improving 
the  status  of  umpires  and  amending  the  rules  governing  his 
position;  but  their  efforts  have  failed  in  some  quarters,  from 
their  neglect  to  oblige  clubs  to  give  umpires  the  protection  they 
need  while  acting  on  the  field.  No  matter  to  what  extent  ar. 
umpire  may  possess  the  courage  of  his  convictions  and  a  spirit 
of  determination  to  see  them  carried  into  practical  effect,  it  is 
impossible  for  him  not  to  be  more  or  less  affected  in  his  rendering 
of  decisions  bv  the  insulting  conduct  of  a  crowd  of  prejudiced 
spectators,  or  of  a  gang  of  "  club  heelers  "  or  "  betting  roughs." 
An  umpire  may  enter  the  field  fully  bent  upon  doing  his  duty 
manfully,  and  be  able  to  do  so  with  sound  judgment,  until  irri- 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  47 

tated  and  thrown  off  his  mental  balance  by  the  jeers  and  abuse 
of  a  partisan  crowd.  There  are,  of  course,  certain  actions  of 
a  too  partial  assemblage  of  spectators,  who  can  see  nothing 
meritorious  in  the  field  work  of  any  club  team  save  the  home 
nine,  which  cannot  well  be  controlled  by  a  club.  But  conduct 
at  the  hands  of  players  and  spectators  at  matches  was  permitted 
by  certain  club  officials  on  League  grounds  during  1883,  which 
was  not  only  discreditable  to  the  special  club  management 
which  permitted  it,  but  in  direct  violation  of  the  spirit,  if  not  of 
the  letter,  of  the  League  rules  governing  the  position  of  the 
umpire.  This  was  one  of  the  most  fruitful  sources  of  the 
failure  of  the  new  umpiring  rules  and  regulations  of  1883.  The 
soundest  judgment  may  not  have  prevailed  in  every  instance 
of  the  selection  of  new  candidates  for  the  position ;  but  most 
assuredly  in  such  cases  where  a  judicious  choice  was  made,  a 
successful  result  was  prevented  by  the  combined  abuses  of  the 
"  kicking  "  indulged  in  by  badly-managed  teams,  and  the  ab- 
sence of  club  protection  of  the  umpire  from  the  insults  of  the 
44 heelers"  and  partisans  in  the  crowd  of  spectators.  The  new 
rule  inflicting  a  special  fine  on  every  player  for  "  kicking,"  will 
do  much  to  prevent  a  recurrence  of  the  abuses  in  this  respect 
of  1883;  but  the  clubs  must  be  made  to  protect  umpires  from 
the  crowd,  or  all  the  new  regulations  made  to  perfect  the  sys- 
tem of  umpiring,  must,  of  necessity,  fail  of  their  object. 

THE  THROWING*  RECORD. 


The  best  record  yet  attained  of  long  distance  throwing  of  a 
base  ball  is  that  which  marked  the  throwing  tourney  at  the  old 
Union  Ball  Grounds  in  Brooklyn  in  October,  1872,  Hatfield's 
throw  on  the  occasion  never  having  been  surpassed.  The  full 
record  is  appended : 

Players.  Club.  Distance  Thrown. 

J.Hatfield ....Mutual 133yds.  ift.     7Hm. 

A.Leonard Boston 119  1         10 

G.  Wright Boston 117  1         1 

Boyd... Mutual „ 115  1         7 

W.  Fisler Athletic ,    112  o        6 

A.C.Anson Athletic no  06 

The  longest  throw  of  a  cricket  ball  on  record  was  by  Mr. 
Forbes,  of  Oxford ;  aided  by  the  wind,  it  reached  the  distance  of 
132  yards.     This  was  in  March,  1876. 

THE    NATIONAL    AGREEMENT  OF   PROFESSIONAL  BASE    BALL 
ASSOCIATIONS. 

The  parties  hereto,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual  advan- 
tages to  be  derived  therefrom,  agree  each  with  the  other,  as 
follows : 


48  SPALBING*S    OFFICIAL 

First  :  When  a  player  under  contract  by  any  Club  member 
of  any  party  hereto,  is  expelled,  blacklisted,  or  suspended,  in 
accordance  with  its  rules,  by  such  party  hereto,  notice  of  such 
disqualification  shall  be  served  upon  the  secretaries  of  the  other 
Associations,  parties  hereto,  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Association 
from  whose  Club  such  player  shall  have  been  thus  disqualified ; 
and  the  Secretaries  of  such  other  Associations  shall  forthwith 
serve  notice  of  such  disqualification  upon  the  Club  members  of 
such  other  Associations,  and  from  the  receipt  ot  such  notice,  all 
Club  members  of  all  the  parties  hereto,  shall  be  debarred  from 
employing  or  playing  with,  or  against,  such  disqualified  player, 
until  the  period  of  disqualification  shall  have  terminated,  or  the 
disqualification  be  revoked  by  the  Association  from  which  such 
player  was  disqualified,  and  due  notice  of  such  revocation 
served  upon  the  Secretaries  of  the  other  Associations,  and  by 
them  upon  their  respective  Clubs:  Provided^  That  if  such  dis- 
qualification terminates  or  is  revoked  on  or  after  the  expiration 
of  the  player's  contract,  such  player  shall  not  be  eligible  to 
contract  with  any  Club  until  the  expiration  of  ten  days  from 
the  date  of  mailing  of  written  notice  of  such  termination  or 
revocation  by  the  Association  Secretary,  to  the  Secretaries  of 
the  other  parties  hereto,  and  such  date  of  mailing  shall  be  spec- 
ified in  such  Secretary's  notice  to  the  other  Secretaries,  and 
by  all  the  Secretaries  in  their  notices  to  the  Clubs  of  their  re- 
spective Associations. 

Second:  No  contract  shall  be  made  for  the  services  of  any 
player  by  any  Club  member  of  either  of  the  parties  hereto  for 
a  longer  period  than  seven  months,  beginning  April  ist,  and 
terminating  October  31st,  and  no  such  contract  for  services  to 
be  rendered  after  the  expiration  of  the  current  year  shall  be 
made  prior  to  the  20th  day  of  October  of  such  year,  nor  shall 
any  negotiation  be  entered  into  by  or  between  any  Club  or 
agent  thereof,  and  any  player,  for  services  to  be  rendered  in 
an   ensuing  year,    prior   to   the   said    20th   day  of  October. 

Third:  On  the  5th  day  of  October  of  each  year, 
each  Club  member  of  the  parties  hereto,  shall  transmit  to  the 
Secretary  of  its  Association,  a  list  of  names  of  any  players,  not 
exceeding  eleven  in  number,  on  that  date  under  contract  with 
such  Club,  which  such  Club  desires  to  reserve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  accompanied  by  a  statement  over  the  signature  of  the 
Secretary  of  such  Club,  that  such  Club  is  willing  to  pay  not  less 
than  one  thousand  dollars  (except  an  Eastern  League  Club, whose 
minimum  shall  be  eight  hundred  dollars,  or  a  Northwestern 
League  Club,  whose  minimum  shall  be  seven  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars)  as  the  compensation  of  each  player  so  reserved,  in  the 
contract  to  be  made  with  him  for  the  ensuing  season.  And  the 
Secretary  of  each  Association  shall,  on  the  10th  day  of  Octo- 
ber, transmit  to  the  Secretaries  of  the  other  Associations,  parties 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  49 

hereto,  a  full  list  of  players  thus  reserved.  The  Secretary  of 
each  Association  shall,  thereupon,  on  the  15th  day  of  October, 
transmit  to  each  Club  member  of  such  Association  a  full  list 
of  all  players  so  reserved  by  all  Clubs  then  composing  the 
Associations,  parties  hereto,  and  no  Club  member  of  either  of 
the  parties  hereto  shall  contract,  negotiate  with,  or  employ  any 
player  while  so  reserved  by  any  other  Club 'member  of  either 
of  the  parties  hereto.  Such  reservation  shall  terminate  when 
the  reserving  Club  enters  into  contract  with  the  reserved  player, 
or  releases  him  from  such  reservation,  or  disbands,  or  is  ex- 
pelled by  or  resigns  from  its  Association,  party  hereto,  without 
entering  into  such  contract,  or  releasing  such  player  from  such 
reservation. 

Fourth  :  Any  contract  between  a  Club  member  of  any  of 
the  parties  hereto  and  a  player,  made  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  of  this  agreement,  shall  be  deemed  valid  and  bind 
ing,  and  all  other  Clubs  shall  be  debarred  from  employing  or 
negotiating  with  such  player  during  the  continuance  of  such 
contract;  unless  it  remains  in  force  on  October  20th,  when 
such  player  may  be  negotiated  or  contracted  with  for  the  en- 
suing season,  if  not  reserved  as  provided  by  this  agreement; 
provided  that  such  contract  shall  be  considered  to  take  effect 
upon  receipt  of  written  notice  thereof  by  the  Club  members  of 
the  parties  hereto,  and  the  transmission  of  such  notice  by  the 
respective  Secretaries  of  the  parties  hereto,  each  to  the  other, 
and  to  their  respective  Clubs,  is  hereby  made  mandatory  upon 
said  Secretaries;  and  such  notice  must  follow  immediately  upon 
receipt  of  the  contracting  Club  s  notice,  in  any  form  complying 
with  its  Association's  rules,  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Association 
to  which  such  contracting  Club  belongs. 

Fifth  :  In  case  any  Club  member  of  any  party  hereto, 
holding  a  player  under  reservation  or  by  contract,  shall  release 
such  player  from  such  reservation  or  such  contract,  or  shall 
disband  or  resign  from  or  be  expelled  by  its  Association,  the 
Secretary  of  such  Association  shall  at  once  notify  by  mail  in 
writing  the  Secretaries  of  the  other  Associations,  parties  hereto, 
of  such  release  of  the  player,  or  disbandment,  resignation  or 
expulsion  of  the  Club,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  such  player 
shall  not  be  eligible  to  contract  with  any  other  Club  until  the 
expiration  of  ten  days  from  the  date  of  mailing  of  such  written 
notice  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Association  of  which  such  re- 
leasing or  retired  Club  is  or  was  a  member,  and  such  date  of 
mailing  shall  be  specified  in  such  Secretary's  notice  to  the 
other  Secretaries,  and  by  all  the  Secretaries  in  their  notices  to 
the  Clubs  of  their  respective  Associations. 

Sixth:  No  Umpire  or  Club  Manager  under  contract  in 
any  Association,  party  hereto,  shall  be  employed  in  or  by  any 
other  Association,  party  hereto,  for  service  as  umpire,  manager 


50  St>ALDING*S    OFFICIAL 

or  player,  for  the  term  of  such  contract  or  any  part  thereof,  un- 
less duly  released  from  such  contract ;  and  the  Secretary  of  each 
Association  shall  notify  the  Secretaries  of  all  other  Associations, 
parties  hereto,  of  all  contracts  with,  and  releases  of,  Umpires 
and  Club  Managers. 

Seventh:  No  Club  that  was  not  a  member  of  any  party 
hereto,  on  the  ioth  day  of  Octbber,  1883,  shall  be  entitled  to 
membership  in  any  party  hereto,  or  be  admitted  to  membership 
by  any  party  hereto,  from  any  city  or  town  in  which,  on  that 
date,  any  Club  member  of  any  party  hereto  was  located, 
(except  that  the  preceding  provisions  of  this  Section  shall  not 
apply  to  the  Monumental  Club  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,)  and 
any  Club  member  of  any  party  hereto,  shall  forfeit  all  rights 
and  privileges  conferred  by  this  agreement  in  the  event  of  its 
removal  from  the  city  or  town  where  located  when  admitted  to 
membership  by  any  party  hereto,  provided  that  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  any  Club  member  of 
any  party  hereto  from  resigning  its  membership  in  any  party 
hereto,  and  being  admitted  to  membership  in  any  other  party 
hereto,  with  all  rights  and  privileges  conferred  by  this  agree- 
ment. 

Eighth  :  No  game  of  ball  shall  be  played  between  any  Club 
member  of  any  party  hereto,  and  any  other  Club  that  employs, 
or  presents  in  its  nine,  any  player  held  by  reservation  or  con- 
tract by  any  Club  member  of  any  party  hereto  under  the  terms 
of  this  agreement,  or  disqualified  by  any  party  hereto,  nor  shall 
any  Club  member  of  any  party  hereto  play  against  any  Club 
that  shall  have,  at  any  time  during  the  same  playing  season, 
played  a  game  of  ball  with  any  other  Club  employing  or  pre- 
senting in  its  nine  any  player  ineligible,  as  specified  in  this 
section.  Provided,  That  in  case  the  Club  employing  such 
ineligible  player  shall  discharge  him  from  its  service,  Club 
members  of  the  parties  hereto  may  thereafter  play  against 
such  Club,  and  against  other  Clubs  that  may  have  played  such 
Club  while  employing  such  player. 

Ninth:  Any  disputes  or  complaints  arising  out  of  the 
performance  of  the  stipulations  of  this  agreement,  and  any 
alleged  violations  of  this  agreement;  also,  any  question  of  in- 
terpretation of  any  stipulation  of  this  agreement,  shall  be  re- 
ferred to  an  Arbitration  Committee,  to  consist  of  three  repre- 
sentatives of  each  party  hereto,  to  be  appointed  prior  to  the 
31st  dav  of  March,  in  each  year,  by  the  parties  hereto.  Notice 
of  such  appointment  to  be  served  upon  the  Secretaries  of  each 
Association;  and  the  decision  of  such  Arbitration  Committee 
upon  such  matters,  or  any  of  them,  shall  be  final  and  binding 
upon  the  parties  hereto. 

Tenth:  The  term  of  service  of  each  member  of  the 
Arbitration  Committee  shall  be  one  year,  ending  March  31st, 


BASE    BALI.    GUIDE.  51 

and  any  vacancy  arising  in  said  committee  shall  be  filled  by  the 
party  hereto  in  whose  delegation  such  vacancy  occurs.  Any 
party  hereto  shall  also  have  the  right  to  change  its  representa- 
tion in  such  committee  at  any  time. 

Eleventh:  The  Arbitration  Committee  shall  have  power  to 
inflict  upon  any  Club  member  of  any  party  hereto,  the  penalty 
of  forfeiture  of  all  rights  and  privileges  derived  by  such  Club 
from  this  agreement,  for  the  violation  by  such  Club  of  any  of 
the  stipulations  or  requirements  of  this  agreement,  and  such 
forfeiture  shall  take  effect  upon  the  receipt  by  the  Secretaries 
of  the  parties  hereto  of  a  certificate  of  the  findings  and  verdict 
of  the  Arbitration  Committee. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  the  said  parties  have,  by  the 
President  of  each  of  the  parties  hereto,  thereunto  duly  au- 
thorized, signed  this  agreement  on  the  dates  set  opposite  theit 
respective  signatures. 

A.  G.  Mills, 

Prest.  National  League  of  P.  B.  B.  C,  Nov.  22. 

H.D.  McKnight, 

Prest.  American  Association,  of  P.  B.  B.  C,  Dec.  13. 

Elias  Matter, 

Prest.  Northwestern  League ■,  of  P.  B.  B.  C.  Jan.  10,  1884. 

W.  C.  Seddon, 

Prest.  Easter 71  Leagiie,  of  P.  B.  B.  C.  Feb.  iq,  1884. 

THE  AMERICAN  SEASON  OF   1883. 


The  first  season  of  the  American  Association  in  1882  was 
exceptionally  successful  for  an  inaugural  campaign,  but  it  did 
not  approach  that  of  their  season  of  1883,  the  financial  pros- 
perity of  which  was  very  remarkable.  This  result  was  largely 
due  to  the  tripartite  agreement,  entered  into  by  the  three  pro- 
fessional associations  of  the  year.  But  for  the  harmony  be- 
tween the  clubs  of  the  rival  associations  which  this  agreement 
led  to,  no  such  financial  success  would  have  been  achieved. 
Just  as  individual  clubs  find  it  of  vital  importance  to  their  suc- 
cessful existence  to  attach  themselves  to  some  professional 
association  for  protection  from  the  drawbacks  of  an  isolated 
position;  so  do  associations  find  it  to  their  mutual  advantage  to 
combine  together  to  protect  themselves  from  sundry  evils  sur- 
rounding every  prominent  sporting  association  of  the  country, 
the  evils  in  question  in  the  base  ball  arena,  consisting  of  dis- 
honest play,  dissipation  and  gross  acts  of  insubordination  in  the 
ranks  of  their  players. 

Eight  clubs  entered  the  lists  in  1883  in  competition  for  the 
American  championship,  besides  which  nearly  as  many  at- 
tached themselves  to  the  American  Alliance,  the  majority  of 
the  latter  comprising  the  clubs  of  the  Inter-state  Association, 
which  itself  had  quite  a  successful   season  considering  the 


52  spalding's  official 

drawbacks  they  had  to  encounter.  These  Alliance  clubs  served 
a  good  purpose  by  forming  a  sort  of  primary  base  ball  school 
for  players  who  ultimately  entered  the  higher  professional  in- 
stitutions. Apparently  the  League  and  the  American  Associa- 
tion think  this  class  of  clubs  have  carried  out  the  original  ob- 
ject of  their  organization,  as  both  associations  have  since  abol- 
ished their  Alliance  branches. 

The  opening  of  the  American  season  in  April  was  marked 
by  a  very  interesting  and  paying  series  of  contests  between  the 
League  and  American  teams,  which  enabled  both  sets  of  clubs 
to  benefit  by  good  preliminary  field  practice  for  their  respective 
championship  campaigns.  (The  record  of  these  contests  will 
be  found  in  the  review  of  the  League  season.)  In  these  games 
it  was  shown  that  the  American  teams  had  been  greatly 
strengthened  since  1882,  for  in  that  year  out  of  twenty-seven 
such  games  played  the  League  clubs  lost  but  two;  whereas,  in 
1883  the  American  clubs  scored  twenty-two  victories  out  of 
eighty-nine  games  played.  The  American  season  of  '83  was 
replete  with  exciting  contests  during  the  championship  cam- 
paign, and  the  closing  month's  contests  were  especially  inter- 
esting, it  being  a  toss-up  during  the  very  last  week  of  the 
campaign  as  to  which  of  the  two  leading  clubs  in  the  pennant 
race — the  Philadelphia  Athletics  or  the  St.  Louis  team — would 
eventually  win  the  honors.  In  one  respect  the  race  was  an 
exceptional  one  in  championship  history,  inasmuch  as  it  was 
won  by  one  game  only,  and  that  on  the  very  last  day^of  the 
championship  season.  It  may  be  said  that  never  before  in  any 
championship  campaign  was  the  fact  of  the  importance  of  a 
single  game,  and  even  a  single  run  so  strikingly  illustrated  as 
in  the  American  pennant  race  of  '83.  This  was  shown  on  the 
occasion  of  the  last  championship  match  of  the  season  at 
Louisville.  The  Athletics  had  closed  their  series  of  matches 
at  St.  Louis  with  a  feeling  of  satisfaction  in  having  thus  vir- 
tually won  the  championship,  and  great  preparations  were  in 
progress  in  Philadelphia  to  give  the  4t  champions"  a  grand 
public  reception.  Before  they  could  win  the  pennant,  how- 
ever, they  had  to  play  four  games  with  the  Eclipse  team  at 
Louisville.  These  games  were  regarded  as  almost  sure  for  the 
Athletics,  but  as  the  score  of  each  day's  game  was  telegraphed 
to  Philadelphia  and  it  was  seen  that  the  result  was  victory  for 
the  Eclipse,  the  Athletics'  friends  in  Philadelphia  began  to  be 
44 in  a  highly  nervous  state.  '  On  the  day  of  the  last  match 
game  at  Louisville  when  the  ninth  innings  ended  in  a  tie  score 
of  6  to  6,  all  Philadelphia  became  excited.  At  last  came  the 
final  dispatch  announcing  that  the  Athletics  had  made  the  win- 
ning run  in  the  tenth  innings,  and  by  this  single  run  was  the 
championship  decided.  Such  close  running  as  this  shows  how 
important  it  is   in  contests  for  championship  honors  not  to 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  53 

Hrow    away  a  single  point,  no  matter  how  certain  a  club  may 
be  of  final  success. 

The  monthly  record  of  the  American  season,  like  that  of  the 
League,  exhibited  some  singular  alternations  in  the  progress  of 
the  leading  clubs.  The  season's  experience,  too,  proved  very 
conclusively  that,  given  pretty  equal  teams  in  the  arena,  good 
management  and  that  alone,  will  decide  the  contest.  The 
Athletics  started  off  in  the  race  in  May  with  quite  a  spurt,  but 
in  consequence  of  the  crippled  condition  of  their  main  battery 
they  fell  off  in  their  running  in  June;  they  winning  iSout  of  21 
games  in  May,  while  in  June  they  won  but  9  out  of  17.  By  July, 
however,  they  had  settled  down  to  a  winning  pace  and  they  kept 
it  up  nearly  to  the  finish,  the  Metropolitan  Club  giving  them  im- 
portant aid  not  only  by  keeping  down  the  record  of  rival 
leaders  in  the  race — especially  in  the  case  of  Cincinnati — but  in 
other  respects  also,  as  the  record  shows.  The  St.  Louis  Club 
did  not  pan  out  well  at  the  start,  as  they  only  won  11  out  of  21 
games,  but  with  able  management  and  steady  playing  they 
regained  their  lost  ground  and  gave  the  Athletics  the 
closest  kind  of  a  push  in  the  race.  The  Cincinnatis 
made  good  and  steady  running  from  the  start  to  the 
finish,  the  chief  drawback  to  their  final  success  being  the 
set-back  they  received  at  the  hands  of  the  strong  team  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club,  their  four  defeats  in  New  York  being  very 
damaging  to  them.  The  Metropolitans  ran  poorly  from  the 
very  outset  of  the  race,  they  breaking  up  very  badly  in  June, 
in  which  month  they  won  but  5  games  out  of  17  played.  They 
rallied  well  in  July,  however,  and  it  then  looked  as  if  they 
mght  eventually  win,  but  they  were  unable  to  maintain  their 
July  standard  of  play,  and  finally  had  to  be  content  with  fourth 
position,  when  with  the  team  they  had  they  ought  to  have  been 
nearer  the  front.  The  Eclipse  team  began  well,  and  secured 
a  promising  position  in  the  race  from  the  start,  and  they  kept 
up  their  pace  until  the  latter  part  of  July,  when  they  fell  off 
badly,  and  in  August  they  tripped  to  the  tune  of  but  7  won 
games  out  of  14  played.  Their  brilliant  spurt  during  the  last 
week  of  the  campaign  showed  pretty  conclusively  what  the 
team  was  capable  of  when  they  were  spurred  up  to  do  the  best 
they  could.  The  Columbus  Club  started  with  a  very  poor  ex- 
hibition of  running,  they  winning  but  5  out  of  22  games  in 
May,  and  the  Alleghenys  and  Baltimores  did  very  little  better. 
In  fact,  neither  had  the  least  show  of  success  from  the  very  out- 
set of  the  campaign.  Lack  of  confidence  in  the  management 
hampered  the  progress  of  the  one,  and  drunkenness  in  the 
ranks  proved  a  serious  drawback  to  the  success  of  the  other ; 
while  good  management  proved  inadequate  to  offset  the  draw- 
backs of  a  weak  and  experimental  team  in  the  instance  of  the 
third  team  of  the  three.  Below  will  be  found  the  full  monthly 
record  of  the  American  Club  season  of  '83, 


54 


SPALDING  S    OFFICIAL 


•  Clubs. 

Athletic 

St.  Louis 

Cincinnati. .  . . 
Metropolitan. 

Eclipse 

Columbus. ., . 
Allegheny. . . . 
Baltimore 

Total 


83 


JUNE. 


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70 


July.       aug.        sept.      total. 


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pennant  race  of  each  of  the  eight  clubs. 


Athletic   

St.  Louis 

Cincinnati 

Metropolitan 

Eclipse 

Columbus 

Alleg-heny 

Baltimore. , 


Games  lost. . . 
Series  won . . . 

Series  lost 

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The  return  of  the  Athletics  to  Philadelphia  as  the  champions 
of  the  American  Association  was  attended  with  reception  cere- 
monies unprecedented  in  the  history  of  the  national  game. 
Over  7,000  people  were  in  the  reception  procession,  and  the 
streets  through  which  it  passed  were  brilliantly  illuminated, 
and  thronged  by  thousands  of  people.  The  exhibition  games 
played  in  October  by  the  champions  and  League  clubs  showed 
that  they  were  not  able  to  cope  successfully  with  the  League 
teams  for  they  not  only  lost  the  final  series  of  matches  for  the 
city  championship  of  Philadelphia — won  by  the  Philadelphia 
League  Club  by  five  games  to  four— but  they  only  won  one  game 
out  of  their  October  series  with  League  teams^  and  they  lost 
the  championship  of  the  United  States  by  their  failure  to  play 
their  appointed  series  of  games  with  the  League  champions  of 
Boston,  though  ail  three  games  were  arranged  to  be  played  on 
the  Athletics'  own  grounds. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 

THE  AMERICAN  ASSOCIATION  AVERAGE. 


55 


The  averages  of  the  American  Association  clubs  for  1883  are 
not  based  on  very  reliable  data,  but  such  as  they  are  we  give 
them  below.  There  was  altogether  too  much  variance  of 
opinions  in  the  scoring  to  make  the  returns  reliable  as%  basis 
for  judging  a  player's  skill  by  his  record.  Not  only  was  there 
evidence  of  club  favoritism  in  the  returns,  but  the  scoring  rules 
of  the  Association  were  not  properly  observed,  especially  in 
regard  to  the  placing  of  assistance  on  strikes  in  the  summary 
of  the  score  instead  of  in  the  column  of  "assistance,"  and  the 
consequence  was  a  great  deal  of  credit  was  given  pitchers  for 
fielding  assistance  which  was  due  only  to  pitching  assistance. 
A  sample  of  the  incorrectness  of  the  batting  averages  of  the 
American  Association  is  shown  in  the  record  of  Tom  Mansell, 
who  played  in  the  Detroit  Club  early  in  the  season,  and  in  the 
St.  Louis  Club  in  the  latter  part.  In  the  League  averages 
Mansell  stands  69th  on  the  list.  In  the  American  averages  he 
holds  the  lead.  Now,  there  is  no  such  inferiority  of  pitching 
and  fielding  support  shown  by  the  American  clubs  in  com- 
parison to  the  work  done  by  the  League  clubs  to  show  such  a 
difference  as  this,  and  therefore  the  cause  of  it  is  to  be  found  in 
the  unreliable  data  furnished  the  American  Association  Secre- 
tary.    The  record  is  as  follows : 


Name 


Club. 


T.  Mansell 

Browning- 

Swart  wood .... 

Orr 

H.  McCormick 

Stovey 

Lewis 

P.  Baker 

Carpenter 

Clinton 

Rowe     

Nolan ... . 

Whhing- 

Valentine 

Nelson 

Comiskey 


St.  Louis 

Eclipse 

Allegheny... . 
Metropolitan  . 

Cincinnati 

Athletic 

St.  Louis 

Baltimore 

Cincinnati .... 
Baltimore. 

Baltimore 

Allegheny 

Eclipse 

Columbus 

Metropolitan, 
St.  Louis 


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.805 
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.87S 
.863 
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56  spalding's  official 

The  American  Association  Average. — Continued. 


Name. 


Reilly 

C.  Jones 

'  Dickerson. . . 
Moynahan . . . 
J.  O'Brien... 

Somuier , 

Brady.. .. 

T.  Brown 

W.  Gleason., 
Richmond.. . 
J.  Gleason. ... 

Gerhardt 

Quest , 

Hecker 

Nicol  

H.  O'Brien.... 

Roseman 

Smith 

O'Rourke 

(  Corev 

\  Strieker     . .  . 

Say .. 

J.  McCormick. 

f  Deasley 

J  Esterbrook. . 
1  Wolf  

[Gardner 

Blakiston , 

Taylor 

G.  Latham . . , 

Fulrner 

Snyder 

Crowley 

Creamer 

Reid 

M.  Mansell 

Fields     

Holbert 

Knight , 

Bradley , 

Crane 

Hayes , 

Stearns     

f  Barr 

J  Mann 

)  Birchall 

[G.  Baker.... 
W.  Latham . . . 


Club. 


Cincinnati.... 
Cincinnati. . . . 
Allegheny  ... 
Athletic   ...... 

Athletic 

Cincinnati 

Metropolitan. 
Columbus 

St.  Louis 

Columbus.. .. 

Eclipse , 

Eclipse     . .    .. 

St.  Louis 

Eclipse , 

St.  Louis 

Baltimore 

Metropolitan. 
Columbus. . .. 
Metropolitan . 

Athletic 

Athletic 

Baltimore 

Baltimore 

St.  Louis 

Metropolitan. 

Eclipse 

Baltimore , 

Athletic 

Allegheny.... 

Eclipse , 

Cincinnati.. .. 

Cincinnati 

Athletic 

Allegheny 

Baltimore. 
Allegheny  ..., 
Columbus 
Metropolitan. 

Athletic 

Athletic .. 

Metropolitan  . 

Allegheny 

Baltimore 

Allegheny    . . 

Columbus 

Athletic 

Baltimore 

St.  Louis 


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BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


57 


The  American  Association  Average. — Continued. 


64 


Name. 


j  McPhee 

■<  Sullivan 

(Wheeler 

(Corkhill 
Dolan 
White 
Kuehne 
Kelly 

Keef  e 

Mountain 

Kennedy 

Rowen 

Strief 

McGuinness. . 

Manning- 

T.  McLaughlin. 

Sweeny 

'  Kemmler 

,  Battin 

Mullane 

'  Mack 

Traffley 
McLaughlin  . . 

_  Neagle 

Weaver 

Eggler 

j  D.Jones 

I  Maskrey 

Reipschlager  . . . 

Pierce  

Driscoll 

L.  Brown 

Leary 

Mathews 

Lof  tus 

Luff 

Morgan 

Gallagher 

Cuthbert 

Bakeley 

Lynch , 

Dundon 

Macullar 

Straub  

Emslie , 

Deagle  

Overbeck 


Club. 


Cincinnati 

Eclipse ;, 

Columbus 

Cincinnati 

St.  Louis    

Cincinnati 

Columbus 

Baltimore 

Metropolitan 

Columbus 

Metropolitan . . 

Baltimore , 

St.  Louis , 

St.  Louis , 

Baltimore   - 

Eclipse 

Baltimore 

Columbus 

Allegheny 

St.  Louis 

Allegheny , 

Cincinnati 

Allegheny , 

Allegheny , 

Eclipse , 

Baltimore , 

Athletic 

Eclipse 

Metropolitan , 

Columbus , 

Allegheny , 

Eclipse 

Eclipse  and  Baltimore. . . , 

Athletic , 

St.  Louis 

Eclipse , 

Allegheny 

Baltimore 

St.  Louis 

Athletic 

Metropolitan 

Columbus 

Cincinnati 

Columbus 

Baltimore 

Cincinnati 

Allegheny  and  St.  Louis. 


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.225 
.225 
.222 
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.215 
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.205 
.206 
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.202 
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.200 
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.168 
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.130 
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.894 

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58 


SPALDING  S    OFFICIAL 


AMERICAN     ASSOCIATION     PLAYERS     UNDER     ENGAGEMENT 
FOR    1884. 


Halsey,  Chas. 
Houck,  S.  P. 
Mathews,  Robt 
Stovey,  H.  D. 
Blakiston,  Robt 


Traffley,  Wm. 
Sommer,  J. 
Henderson,  H. 
McLaughlin,  J.  D. 
Trott,  Sam'l  W. 


Corcoran,  John 
Terry,  W.  H. 
Cassidy,Jno.  P. 
Warner,  Fred.  J. 


McPhee,  J.  A. 
Corkhill,  J.  S. 
Peoples,  J.  E. 
Fulmer,  C. 
Weihl,  J. 
Miller,  Geo. 
Winkleman,  G.  W. 


Smith,  C.  M. 
Kuehne,  W.  J. 
Brown,  Thos.  J 


ATHLETICS. 

Larkins,  Henry 
Milligan,  John 
Knight,  Alonzo 
Strieker,  Jas. 
Corey,  Fred. 

BALTIMORE. 

Maculler,  J.  F. 
Manning,  Tim. 
Broughton,  Cal. 
Roxburgh,  J.  A. 
Gardner,  Frank 

BROOKLYN. 


Atkinson,  A.  W. 
Rowan,  Ed. 
Birchell,  A.  J. 
Moynahan,  M. 
O'Brien,  John 


Ernslie,  R.  D. 
Stearns,  D.  E. 
Clinton,  J.  S. 
Ake,  John  L, 


Farran,  J.  J.  Kimber,  S.  J. 

Householder,  C.  W.  Greenwood,  W.  F. 
Walker,  Oscar  Mack,  D.  J. 


CINCINNATI. 

Jones,  C.  W. 
Carpenter,  W.  W. 
White,  W.  H. 
Snyder,  C.  N. 
Shallix,  Gus. 
Reeder,  J.  E.         » 
Woulfe,  Jas.  J. 

COLUMBUS. 

Kemmler,  R. 
Dundon,  E.  J. 
Richmond,  J. 


Reilly,J.  G. 
Deagle,  Benj. 
Moivtjoy,  W.  R. 
Powers,  Phil. 
Mansell,  Thos. 
Pendleton,  E.  C. 


Field,  Jas. 
Mann,  F.  I. 
Mountatn,  F. 


H. 


Latham,  Geo.  W. 
Hecker,  Guy 
McLaughlin,  Thos. 
Miller,  P. 
Hunter,  Wm.  F. 


Browning,  Louis 
Whiting,  E. 
Gerhardt,  Jos.  J. 
Walsh,  M.- 
Andrews, Wm. 


Wolf,  Wm. 
Sullivan,  D. 
Maskry,  L. 
Driscoll,  J. 
Cline,  John 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


59 


INDIANAPOLIS. 

Kerins,  J.  A.  Peltz,  Jno.  Callahan,  P. 

Dorgan,  J.  Keenan,  J.  W.  McKean,  L.  J. 

Downing,  Thos  F.       Thompson,  J.  P.  F.  Phillips,  Marr.    ' 


METROPOLITAN NEW  YORK. 


Kennedy,  Ed. 
Keefe,  T.  J, 
Ester  brook,  J,  T. 
Roseman,  Jas. 


Holbort,  W.  M. 
Orr,  D. 
Brady,  S. 
Breitenstien,  A. 


Reipschlager,  C. 

Crane,  S.  N. 
Nelson,  Jno. 


Welch,  C. 
O'Dav,  H.  M. 
rillej,  J.  c. 
Buhis,  S. 
Mullaine,  Tony 


Comiskey,  C  A 
Dolan,  T. 
Wheeler,  H. 
Struve,  Al. 
Deasley,  Thos. 
Alvord,  W.  C. 
Wagner,  G.  C. 
Andrews,  W.  W. 
McGinnis,  Geo. 


ladman,  J.  H. 
Ward,  John 
Morgan,  Wm. 
Hammill,  Jno.  C. 


Miller,  Joe. 
Lane,  Geo.  M. 
Poorman,  T.  J. 
Moffet,  Joseph 


Barklev,  S.  W. 
Walker,  M.  F. 
Gillman,  P.  C. 
Morton,  Chas.  H. 


ST.  LOUIS. 

Strief,  G.  A. 
Davis,  John  A. 
Quest,  Joe    L. 
Goldsbv,  W.  H. 
O'Neill,  J.  E. 
Ward,  J,  T. 
Krehmever,  Chas, 
Daly,  C."C. 

WASHINGTON. 

Yewell,  E.  L. 
Jov,  A.  C. 
Trumbull,  E.  J. 
Hawkes,  T.  B. 


Lewis,  F. 
Latham,  W.  A. 
Gleason,  W.  G. 
Hungler,  A.  C. 
Henson,  M.  D. 
Hickman,  E. 
Hill,  L.  C. 
Nicol,  Hugh 


Cox,  Rob't   H. 
Beach,  J. 
Finnelly,  F.  J. 


ross,  A. 
Fox,  J.  J. 
Neagle,  John 
Barr,  Rob't.  M. 
■White,  W.  D. 
Peters,  Jno.  P. 
Colgan,  W.  H. 


ALLEGHENY. 

Miller,  G. 
Cramer,  Geo. 
Haires.  John  S. 
Otterson,  W.  J. 
Lauer,  Jno.  C. 
McDonald,  Jas. 
Tray,  Jas. 


Beck,  F.  J. 
Albert,  A.  P. 
Swartwood,  C.  E. 
Battin,  Jas.  V. 
Balslev,  G.  W. 
Sullivan,  F.  P. 
Mansall,  M.  R. 


60  Spalding's  official 

THE  NORTHWESTERN  LEAGUE  SEASON  OF  1883. 


The  most  noteworthy  championship  campaign  of  1883  out- 
side of  the  League  and  American  arenas  was  that  of  the  North- 
western League,  comprising  the  eight  clubs  of  Toledo,  Sag- 
inaw, Peoria,  Grand  Rapids,  Springfield,  Bay  City,  Fort 
Wayne,  and  Quinc}'.  The  feature  of  the  campaign  was  the 
success  of  the  Toledo  Club's  team  in  winning  the  pennant,  after 
being  beaten  in  nine  games  out  of  the  twelve  they  played  with 
the  Saginaw  Club's  team.  This  was  but  one  of  the  varying 
phases  of  the  campaign,  inasmuch  as  the  Saginaws  lost  seven 
of  their  twelve  games  with  the  Springfield  team,  and  yet  the 
latter  were  defeated  ten  times  out  of  their  twelve  games  with 
the  Peorias,  and  the  Saginaws  beat  the  Peorias  eight  games  out 
of  twelve.  These  variations  led  to  several  interesting  positions 
in  the  race,  especially  toward  the  close  of  the  season.  But  for 
the  Springfield  team,  which  the  Saginaws  found  to  be  their 
most  successful  opponents,  the  latter  team  wrould  have  won  the 
pennant.  The  Peoria  team  at  the  outset  took  a  decided  lead, 
and  then,  exhibiting  a  falling-off  in  play,  had  a  hard  fight  with 
the  Grand  Rapids  Club  to  retain  possession  of  even  third  place. 
The  Bay  City  and  Fort  Wayne  Clubs  closely  contended  for 
sixth  place,  the  former  winning  by  virtue  of  one  more  victory. 
The  Quincy  team  finished  eighth,  having  been  badly  beaten  in 
almost  all  of  their  games  with  the  four  leading  contestants, 
while  they  stood  tied  in  victories  in  the  series  with  the  other 
three  clubs.  The  Toledo  team  took  the  lead  in  batting  and 
base-running  and  ranked  second  in  fielding.  The  Bay  Citys 
led  in  fielding  and  ranked  sixth  in  batting  and  base-running. 
The  Grand  Rapids  Club  stood  second  in  batting  and  base- 
running,  although  occupying  only  the  seventh  place  in  fielding. 
The  Peoria,  Saginaw,  and  Fort  Wayne  teams  came  next,  being 
very  evenly  matched  in  batting,  base-running,  and  fielding. 
The  Springfields,  although  third  in  fielding,  were  next  to  the 
lowest  in  batting  and  base-running,  while  the  Quincy  Club  oc- 
cupied the  unenviable  position  of  last  in  all  three  departments. 
In  thirty-five  championship  games  of  th?  campaign  the  losing 
club  failed  to  score  a  single  run,  and  in  four  of  these  matches 
the  winning  team  only  secured  a  single  run,  these  figures 
showing  remarkably  fine  play,  one  contest  of  these  four  excep- 
tional games  being  marked  by  twelve  innings  play,  viz. :  That 
of  June  16,  between  the  Grand  Rapids  and  Springfield  teams. 
Four  other  finely  contested  games  were  drawn  with  equal 
scores,  of  which  one  occupied  eleven  innings,  and  the  other 
three  ten  innings  each.  The  players  of  the  champion  team,  the 
Toledos,  were .  Moffit  and  O'Day,  pitchers ,  Walker  and  Lock- 
wood,  catchers;  Lane,  Barkley,  and  Morton,  on  the  bases; 
Miller,  short-stop ;  and  TiUev,  Welch,  and  Poorman  in  the  out- 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


61 


field.  The  following  pla\  ers  excelled  in  fielding  in  the  differ- 
ent positions:  Brown,  pitcher;  Gunning,  catcher;  Houtz, 
Barkley,  and  McSorley  on  the  bases;  Miller,  short-stop;  and 
J.  Mansell,  Remsen,  and  Ellick  in  the  outfield.  Brown  and 
Gunning,  played  with  the  Springfield  Club,  Barkley  and 
Miller  with  the  Toledo,  Houtz  with  Grand  Rapids,  McSorley 
with  Peoria,  Mansell  with  Saginaw,  Ellick  with  Springfield, 
and  Remsen  with  Fort  Wayne  and  Bay  City.  The  "  Spalding 
League  Ball  "  was  used  in  all  championship  games,  and  the 
same  has  again  been  adopted  for  1884. 

NORTHWESTERN  LEAGUE  AVERAGES  FOR  1883. 

Secretary  S.  G-.  Morton  furnishes  the  following  official 
batting  and  fielding  averages  of  Northwestern  League  players 
and  clubs  for  the  season  of  1883. 

BATTING  AVERAGES. 


NAME. 

CLUB 

© 
>> 

as 
£ 

CO 
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03 

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CD 

5 

CD 

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PQ 

0 

CD      . 
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g  w 

CD    03 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 

10 

11 
12 
13 

14 
15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 
21 

22 

33 

Hunter 

Toledo    

Grand  Rapids 

16 
80 
80 
78 
67 
30 
83 
43 
70 
64 
76 
50 
83 
17 
55 
22 
84 
50 
44 
80 
40 
72 
79 
38 
75 
77 
37 
60 
30 
65 
78 

0.87 
1.02 
1.08 
0.66 
0.95 
1.30 
0,71 
0.88 
0.81 
0.73 
0.67 
1.08 
0.75 
0.98 
0.80 
0.68 
0.86 
1.01 
0.61 
0.85 
0.62 
0.75 
0.58 
0.63 
0.68 
1.10 
0.64 
0.50 
0.90 
0.89 
0.76 

27 

130 

120 
98 
87 
44 

115 
58 
79 
84 
93 
59 

113 
23 
70 
22 

112 
63 
57 

107 
47 
84 
62 
41 
88 

101 
29 
67 
35 
83 
90 

391 

Eden 

359 

Jones 

Remsen 

344 

Bay  City 

340 

Morton 

Toledo 

335 

Reed 

Miller 

Grand  Rapids 

321 

Toledo 

318 

Gorman 

Quincy 

315 

Brown 

Fort  Wayne 

298 

j  Clarkson 

Saginaw 

295 

\  Lavin . .         

Bay  City 

295 

Welch 

Toledo 

293 

Levis 

Peoria 

GrandRapids 

.293 

Sullivan 

Gunning 

291 

Springfield 

290 

Fulmer 

Peoria 

289 

j  Pinkney 

Grand  Rapids 

.288 

1  Caruthers 

288 

Peters 

j  Barkley 

Springfield 

.287 

Toledo 

286 

1  Krieg. ".....             

Peoria 

286 

Sexton 

Quincy 

281 

Morrissey 

Colgan 

Bay  City 

278 

Springfield 

Fort  Wayne 

277 

f  Scott 

276 

Poorman 

Toledo 

276 

„  Gastfield 

Shoenick 

Grand  Rapids 

.276 

Springfield 

276 

Houtz 

Grand  Rapids 

Saginaw 

.276 

West 

.276 

Manning 

Springfield 

.274 

62 


SPALDING'S    OFFICIAL 


Batting  Averages. — Continued. 


c 

si 

- 

Name. 

Club. 

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Peoria 

79 
73 
34 
80 
71 
81 
82 
79 
25 
16 
84 
60 
44 
80 
47 
50 
61 
69 
63 
77 
81 
73 
61 
81 
79 
69 
68 
60 
42 
77 
79 
46 
23 
57 
15 
38 
62 
76 
74 
61 
46 
64 
37 
51 
18 
22 
53 
61 
49 
16 
47 

0.75 
0.63 
0.85 
0.70 
1.07 
0.50 
0.86 
0.74 
0.88 
0.50 
0.38 
0.65 
0.70 
0.73 
0.51 
0.78 
0.87 
0.57 
0.61 
0.61 
0.69 
0.57 
0.44 
0.61 
0.74 
0.63 
0.69 
0.88 
0.64 
0.59 
0.60 
0.60 
0.65 
0.63 
0.80 
0.60 
0.53 
0.50 
0.60 
0.63 
0.50 
0.87 
0.56 
0.50 
0.77 
0.59 
0.50 
0.63 
0.43 
0.75 
0.46 

94 
81 
40 
96 
87 
90 
90 
90 
30 
17 
60 
59 
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82 
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54 
75 
67 
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74 
72 
57 
88 
83 
68 
70 
62 
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64 
44 
21 
52 
15 
32 
57 
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74 
56 
38 
53 
30 
41 
16 
18 
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67 
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34 

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Springfield 

.270 

(  Horan 

Peoria 

.270 

25 

Phillips 

Fort  Wayne 

.265 

m 

Hawes 

Saginaw 

.263 

9.7 

Mansell 

Springfield 

.260 

28 

Whitney 

.259 

29 

Hengle 

Birch 

Powell 

(  Meinke 

1  Walker 

.258 

30 

Peoria 

.256 

31 
32 

Grand  Rapids 

Toledo 

.253 
.251 
251 

(  McDonough 

Tillev 

Fort  Wavne 

.251 

33 

Toledo 

250 

(  Nichols     

Sagin  aw 

247 

31 

•<  Swartz 

Peoria 

Toledo 

247 

(  0\Dav 

247 

35 

Phelan 

Geiss 

Foster 

(  McGannigle 

■<  Baldwin 

/  Cudworth 

j  Sullivan 

1  Davis 

Householder 

(  Fusselbach : 

•<  Sw^enev 

Peoria 

.245 

3fi 

Fort  Wavne 

.244 

37 

Saginaw 

238 

38 

u 

Quincy 

.237 
.237 

Bav  C'itv 

.237 

39 
40 

Quincy. 

.235 

Springfield 

.238 
234 

41 

Peoria 

Grand  Rapids 

.233 
233 

j  PtOSS. 

.233 

42 

Isaacson 

Hillarv 

Tray. 

Fries 

Stockweli 

Quincy 

,231 

43 

Fort  Wavne 

.229 

44 

Bav  Citv 

226 

4r» 

4fi 

CI 

Grand  Rapids 

.225 
224 

S  Behel 

)  Kent 

Forest 

Merrill 

Kinzie 

Black 

O'Neil 

Fort  Wavne 

223 

4. 
(48 

Peoria 

Fort  Wavne 

.223 
.222 

49 
50 
51 

tc 

u 

Quincv 

.221 
220 
.218 

5t> 

Saginaw 

.212 

53 

Robinson 

Goetzean 

Moffit 

Hogan 

Terbody  

.215 

54 
55 

Grand  Rapids 

Toledo 

.215 
.214 

56 
57 

Peoria 

Bay  City 

.213 
.211 

58 

Butler 

cc 

Grand  Rapids 

.206 

(  Foutz 

.205 

59 

1  Riley 

.205 

j  Smith 

.201 

60 

1  Knowdell 

Bay  City 

.201 

BASE    BALI.    GUIDE.  63 

Batting  Averages. — Continued. 


Name. 


61 
82 

(  Knight      

1  Roche 

j  Hunter 

\  Featherstorie 

63 

Reeder 

64 

Suck 

65 

McQuaid 

66 

Yott 

67 

Lane 

68 

StapJeton 

69 

Irwin 

70 

Arundel 

71 

Jones 

72 

Sullivan . . 

78 

McArthur * 

74 

Lockwood 

75 

Roberts 

76 

Piggatt ;; 

Clubs. 


Quincy 

Bay  City 

Saginaw . 

Quincy 

Springfield  ., 
Fort  Wayne . 

Bay  City 

Fort  Wayne. . 

Toledo 

Springfield  .. 

Bay  City 

Saginaw 

Springfield. . . 


Saginaw.. 
Toledo . . . 
Quincy. . . 
Toledo... 


< 


0.29 
0.57 
0.62 
0.56 
0.44 
0.50 
0.6S 
0.22 
0.76 
0.52 
0.57 
0.35 
0.67 
0.43 
0.33 
0.461 
0.711 
0.501 


G  i) 
v  en 
u  rt 


.200 
.200 
.197 
.197 
.196 
.193 
.188 
.185 
.180 
.174 
.170 
.166 
.162: 
.160 
.157 
.153 
.14*1 
.129 


In  the  above  records  no  man  appears  who  played  less  than 
fifteen  games. 


THE  FIELDING  RECORDS. 

PITCHERS'    RECORD. 


NAMES. 


Brown 
Sullivan., 
Clarkson. 
Moffit.... 

Foutz 

O'Day.... 
Goetzean. 
Nichols.. 
Sweeney . 
McArthur 
Geiss 


CLUB. 


Fort  Wayne 

Springfield 

Saginaw 

Toledo .. 

BayCity ! 

Toledo 

Grand  .Rapids... 

Saginaw ". 

Peoria 

Saginaw .'.'.' 

..  Fort  Wayne...'.; 

ge?^ V Peoria ..;  ;. 

■  --  BayCity..   ..... 

Quincy.... .'. 


Black 


.931 


.892 
.891 
.886 
.861 
.848 
.844 
.842 
.840 
.831 
.814 
.7511 


64 


spalding's  official 


CATCHERS'  RECORD. 


Cummings . . . 

Tray....* 

McDonough. . 

Colgan 

Baldwin 

Yott , 

Hunter 

Gastfleld , 

Fusselbach  .. 

Riley 

Suck , 

'  Arundel 

Walker 

Lockwood 

Stockwell 

Featherstone  . 

Fulmer 

Horan 


Springfield.... 

Bay  City 

Fort  Wayne . . . 
Springfield  . . . 

Quincy 

Fort  Wayne 

Saginaw 

Grand  Rapids . 

Peoria 

Bay  City  ..  ... 
Fort  Wayne . . . 

Saginaw 

Toledo 


Grand  Rapids. 

Quincy 

Peoria 


FIRST   BASEMEN. 


NAMES. 


Houtz 

Scott 

Shoenick. . 
Isaacson. , 

Levis 

Irwin 

Lane 

Hawes 

Ross 


CLUBS. 


Grand  Rapids. 
Fort  Wayne  . . 

Springfield 

Quincy 

Peoria 

Bay  City 

Toledo 

Saginaw 

Grand  Rapids. 


SECOND  BASEMEN. 


Barkley |  Toledo . 

Hengle 

Keirns. 

(O^Neil 

[  Foster 

Phelan  

Merrill 

Butler 

West 


Springfield 

Grand  Rapids... 

Quincy 

Sagiaaw 

Peoria 

Fort  Wayne 

Bay  City 

Saginaw 


THIRD   BASEMEN. 


McSorley. ... 
Morrissey.... 

Whitney* 

Morton 

Manning 

Meinke 

Davis 

Kfnzie 

0\Day 

Householder. 
Hillary 


Peoria... 
Bay  City. 


Toledo 

Springfield 

Gr  an  cf  Rapids. 

Quincy 

Fort  Wayne. . . 

Toledo 

Springfield 
Fort  Wayne . . . 


40 
39 
26 
34 
53 
27 
38 
30 
47 
23 
16 
33 
60 
17 
48 
18 
16 
15  I 


29 

72 
60 
77 
82 
75 
75 
70 


83 
35 
69 
64 
67 
52 
24 


75 

72 
78 
29 
40 
84 
77 
52 
22 
21 
1~  i 


824 
.820 
.755 
.744 

.722 
.690 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 
SHORT   STOPS. 


65 


NAMES. 


Miller 

Peters .... 
Phillips . . , 

Reed 

Terbody  . . 
Pinkney . . 
Manning  . , 
Robinson. 

Roche 

Sexton 

Jones 


CLUB. 


Toledo 

Springfield 

Fort  Wayne 

Grand  Rapids. 

Bay  City 

Peoria 

Springfield 

Saginaw 

Bay  City 

Quincy 

Grand  Rapids . 


83 
42 
71 
30 
22 
83 
37 
62 
27 
67 
20 


OUT-FIELDERS. 


Riley 

Ross 

Knowdell 

Eliick 

Mansell 

Remsen 

Jones 

Welch 

Behel 

Cudworth 

Eden 

j  Geiss 

Black 

Morton 

Poorinan 

Roberts 

Krieg 

Caruthers 

Sullivan 

Tilley 

Brown 

Forest 

Householder. 

West . 

McGunnigle . . 
Sullivan.. .. . . 

McQ.uaid 

Jones 

Featherstone . 

Lavin 

Horan 

Hillary. 

Nichols 

Schwartz 

Reeder 

Birch 

Stapleton 

Fries 

Gorman 

Doran 

Clarkson 

Sweeney 

Fusselbach... 


Bay  City 

Grand  Rapids. 

Bay  City 

Springfield 

Saginaw 

Bay  City 

Grand  Rapids. 

Toledo 

Fort  Wayne . . . 

Bay  City 

Grand  Rapids . 
Fort  Wayne . . . 

Quincy 

Toledo 


Quincy 

Peoria 

Grand  Rapids . 


Toledo 

Fort  Wayne. 


Saginaw. 


Quincy 

Bay  City 

Springfield.. 

Quincy 

Bay  City 

Peoria 

Fort  Wayne. 

Saginaw 

Peoria 

Springfield. . 

Peoria 

Springfield.. 
Bay  City.... 
Quincy 


Saginaw. 
Peoria... 


26 
16 
20 
70 
78 
77 
60 
44 
15 
44 
76 
15 
27 
36 
63 
32 
40 
29 
17 
77 
23 
59 
48 
36 
77 
67 
25 
70 
22 
76 
17 
22 
31 
45 
16 
25 
28 
22 
29 
35 
30 
16 
16 


6G 


Spalding's  official 

GAMES  WON  AND  LOST. 


CLUBS. 

d 
o 

T. 

o 

Hi 

CD 

1 

2  o 

o 

Toledo 

56 
54 
49 
48 
37 
35 
34 
33 

336 

28 
30 
35 
36 
47 
49 
50 
61 

336 

615 
575 
555 
608 
463 
437 
452 
461 

4166 

429 
451 
457 
528 
553 
502 
593 
653 

4166 

Saginaw 

Peoria 

Grand  Rapids 

Springfield 

Bay  City , 

Fort  Wayne..  .".'..' 

Quincy B 

Total 

CLUB  BATTING  RECORD. 


CLUB   FIELDING  RECORD. 


a 

CLUBS. 

w 

o« 

fcfi<J 

CD 

s 

Ph 

CLUBS. 

•4 

T3 
CD 

4-1  -U 

O  P< 

^» 

CD   CO 
O   CD 

CD  rt 

PU§ 

43 

o 

i 

Toledo 

.276 
.254 
.250 
.245 
.244 
.242 
.240 
227 

1 
2 

3 
4 

5 

6 

Bay  City 

.910 
.899 
.891 
.884 
.881 
.881 
.877 
.840 

2 

Grand  Rapids 

Toledo . . . 

3 

Peoria 

Springfield 

4 

Fort  Wayne 

Peoria. . . 

5 

Saginaw 

j  Saginaw 

6 

Bay  City 

1  Fort  Wavne 

2 

Springfield 

Quincy J 

Grand  Rapids WW.'. 

81 

7! 

Quincy 

NORTH-WESTERN    LEAGUE    PLAYERS    UNDER    ENGAGEMENT 
FOR    1884 


As  Furnished  by  the  Secretary  of  the  North -Western  League, 


McDonough,  Jno. 
Merrill,  Ed. 
Weister,  Geo. 
Warner,  Ed.  H. 
Kelly,  J.  T. 


FORT  WAYNE 

Brown,  Joe. 
McKercher,  Dan'l 
Davidson,  Ed. 
Wood,  Wm.  A. 
Walmsley,  J.  R. 


Harmon,  Jas.  M. 
Tindill,  Rob't. 
Horner,  W.  F. 
Holland,  D. 
Fisher,  H.  C. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


67 


Miner,  A.  M. 
D'Neil,  Ed.  J. 
Brady,  J.  E. 
Murray,  Chas.  A. 
rlawes,  Wm.  H. 


MINNEAPOLIS. 

McCormick,  H. 
Reed,  Wm.  A. 
Humphries,  J.  H. 
Donnell,  Jas.  J. 
Smith,  Jno.  P. 


Nichols,  Fred.  C. 
Casey,  O.  R. 

Fisher,  Geo.  C. 
Caruthers,  Rob't 


Hogan,  Edward 
McDermott,  M. 
McGinlev,   D. 
Delaney,"F.  F. 
Toole,  jas.  A. 
Dunn,  Steve. 
Straub,  Jos. 


West,  M.  D. 
Clarkson,  John  G- 
Lavin,  John 
Faatz,  J. 
Whitney,  A.  W. 


Stump,  A. 
Hullman,  Tony 
Mappes,  Geo. 
Campbell,  J.  H. 
Donnley,  Jas.  B. 


Sullivan,  P. 
Black,  Rob't. 
Issacson,  Chas. 
Osterhaut,  C.  H. 


Cudworth,  James 
Watkins,  W.  H. 
Davis,  James, 
Bignall,  Geo. 
Strauss,  Jos, 


MILWAUKEE. 

Morrissey,  Thos. 
McDermott,  T. 
Clayton,  Z. 
Behel,S.  A.  D. 
Loftus,Thos.  J. 
Morris,  P. 
Shamberg,  O. 

SAGINAW. 

Arundle,  John 
Foster,  Thos. 
Murphy,  J.  H. 
Terrian,  E. 
Hayes,  Munzy 

TERRE   HAUTE. 

Halbrieter,  E. 
Donnley,  Jas. 
Grether,  B.  G. 
VanDyke,  W.  J. 
Buckenberger,  A.  C. 

QUINCY. 

Baldwin,  C  B. 
Horan,  P.J. 
Hackett.  C  M. 


Dealey,  D.  E. 
Burke,  Jas. 
Schinz,  R.  W. 
Griffin,  T.  W. 
Sexton,  Thos. 
Purvis,  Jas. 
Hammelstein,  P. 


Mansall,  John 
McGunnigle,  W.  H. 
Quinn,  John 
Smith,  Frank 


McQuery,  W.  F. 
Murphy*  H. 
Dorsey,  M. 
Litz,  A. 


Gorman,  J.  F. 
Hughes,  John 
Devine,  jas. 


BAY   CITY. 

Foutz,  David 
Morrison,  Jno. 
Crotty,  Joe 


Terbody,  J. 
Goodman,  Jacob 
Reccius,  Phil. 


Robinson,  Chas.  H.    Porter,  Henry 


Meehan,  Jno. 


Lawton,  H. 


68 


Spalding's  official 


Sawyer,  Willard  N. 
Henry,  John  M. 
Houtz,  Chas. 
Gastfield,  Ed 


GRAND    RAPIDS. 

Cox,  Frank  B.  Madden,  Frank 

Goetzean,  Chas.  H.  Lawrence,  St.    E. 

Eden,    Chas.  N.  Stockwell,  Len.  C 

Kerins,  Thos.  W.  VanSickles,  Wm. 


Walsh,  John  W. 
Wrighi,  W.  S. 
Nelson,  Wm. 
Meyers,  A. 
Brower,  E.  P 


Fulmer,  Chris. 
Hughes,   Wm.  W. 
Sweeney,  Wm.  J. 
Burch.  E.  A. 
Kent,  Ed.  C. 


MUSKEGON. 

Rainy,  John  M.  Jones,  D.  W. 

Glasser,  G.  O.  Cook,  Paul 

Worrell  W.  E.  Harter,  Geo. 

Patton,  O.J.  Ryan,  John  A. 
Murphy,  S. 

PEORIA. 

Rose,  R.  S.  Powell,  A. 

Miller,  W.J.  *  Mclntyre,  F.  W. 

Pinkney,  Geo.  B.  McSorley,  John 

Richardson,  Frank  Reese,  John  M. 
Weber,  Henry 


Horan,  John  J. 
Gibbs,  E.  D. 
Yernell,  H. 
Irwin,  J. 


STILLWATER. 

Jones,  Frank  M- 
McKendrick,  Jas. 
Pickett,  John  T. 
Numan,  John 


Chapman,  E.  B. 
Fowler,  John  W. 
Visner,  John  P. 


THE  INTER-STATE   ASSOCIATION  SEASON. 


Next  in  importance  to  the  the  three  leading  professional  as- 
sociations of  1883,  comes  the  Inter-State  Association,  com- 
prising clubs  belonging  to  the  American  Alliance,  located  in 
the  States  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania  and  Dela- 
ware. Seven  clubs  entered  the  list  for  the  championship  of 
this  association,  viz.,  the  Brooklyn,  Harrisburg,  Active—of 
Reading,  Pa.— Trenton,  Quickstep— of  Wilmington,  Del.— Mer- 
ritt— of  Camden,  N.  J.— and  Anthracite,  of  Pottsville,  Pa.  The 
Brooklyns  won  the  championship  of  the  association  through 
the  efficient  manner  in  which  their  experimental  team  was 
handled.  The  Merritts  held  a  winning  lead  up  to  August,  but 
their  financial  losses  obliged  them  to  disband,  and  their  team 
helped  to  strengthen  the  Brooklyn's  material.  The  worst  man- 
aged team  of  the  association  was  that  of  the  Harrisburg  club, 


^r 


% 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  69 

the  action  of  a  minority  of  their  players  on  the  field  in  the 
early  part  of  the  season  being  a  discredit  to  the  campaign. 
The  Anthracites  had  to  retire  in  September,  so  only  five  of 
the  seven  clubs  closed  the  season  in  the  ranks.  One  cham- 
pionship contest  was  drawn,  neither  nine  having  scored  a  run, 
and  in  twenty  games  the  losers  were  blanked,  while  in  two  of 
these  contests  the  games  were  won  by  a  single  run.  The 
champion  Brooklyn  team  included  Kimber  and  Terry,  pitch- 
ers ;  Corcoran  and  Farrow,  catchers ;  Householder,  Green- 
wood and  Fennelly  on  the  bases;  Geer,  short-stop;  and  Smith, 
Walker  and  Doyle  in  the  outfield. 

A  hundred  anil  fifteen  players  took  part  in  the  championship 
and  exhibition  contests  of  the  seven  clubs  in  the  association, 
and  a  large  majority  of  these  players  were  comparatively  new 
to  the  professional  arena.  A  large  proportion,  however,  will 
be  found  in  American  Association  teams  in  1884,  and  some 
of  them  in  League  teams,  this  fact  showing  how  important  it  is 
for  the  older  established  associations  to  encourage  new  pro- 
fessional organizations  of  this  kind,  if  only  as  preparatory 
schools  for  young  players.  In  the  record  of  the  batting  aver- 
ages, those  who  reach  an  average  of  .300  and  over  are  as 
follows: 

Warner,  Merritt 360 

Boyle,  Active 356 

McLaughlin,  Anthracite 355 

Goodman,  Trenton 355 

Larkins,  Active 354 

Fox,  Quickstep 353 

Quinton,  Trenton 345 

Friel,  Active 338 

Harkins,  Trenton 337 

Bresnahan,  Quickstep 336 

^Jacoby,  Active 328 


Wise,  Harrisburg- 32S 

White,  Merritt 318 

Greenwood,  Merritt ,315 

Murray,  Active 314 

Kienzel,  Merritt 312 

Carroll,  Active 309 

Fennell)^  Merritt 303 

Corcoran,   Merritt 300 

Morris,  Active 300 

Millig-an,  Anthracite , , , 300 

Total  players,  21. 

Those  who  lead  in  the  fielding  averages  in  the  eight  positions 
•leaving  out  the  pitchers — are : 

Short* stops,  Fennelly 930 

Left-fielders,  Hoover 998 

Center -fielders,  Doyle 92S 

Right-fielders,  Morris 923 


Catchers,  Sweeny 937 

First- baseman,  Snyder 967 

2d-baseman,  Greenwood 931 

3d -baseman,  Warner 899 

The  pitching  record  was  too  inaccurate  to  be  worthy  of 
publication.  The  rule  governing  the  delivery  of  the  ball  to 
the  bat  was  so  openly  violated  that  over-hand  throwing  became 
a  regular  rule  of  most  of  the  pitchers.  It  was  the  pitching  of 
Schaffert  in  the  Harrisburg  club,  which  led  to  the  introduction 
of  the  rule  in  the  American  Association  code  giving  the  bats- 
man a  base  every  time  he  was  struck  by  the  ball  from  a  swift 
delivery  by  the  pitcher. 

The  record  of  the  Brooklyn  club — the  champions  of  the 
Inter- State  Association  for  1883— showed  that  between  April 
27  and  Oct,  5  they  played  in  one  hundred  and   seven,  regular 


70  spalding's  official 

club  games  and  in  two  picked-nine  contests.     In  the  107  club 
games  they  won  66  and  lost  40,  one  game  being  drawn. 

In  their  76  games  with  Inter-State  club  teams  they  won  46 
and  lost  30,  the  record  being  as  follows : 

Quick-  Antkra-  Tren-  Harris-  Act  Mer- 

step.  cite.            ton.            burg.  ive.  ritt.  Total, 

Victories.  ..11  11                  9                 9  5                  1  46 

Defeats 4  5                 4                 6  7                 4  30 

Totals.  ...15  16  13  15  12  5  76 

They  played  10  games  with  American  clubs,  defeating  the 
Athletic,  Allegheny — twice — and  Eclipse  clubs,  and  losing  to 
the  Cincinnati  and  Columbus  clubs  twice  each,  and  to  the  Met- 
ropolitan and  St.  Louis  clubs  once  each.  They  only  played 
two  games  with  League  teams,  and  both  of  these  they  lost  to 
New  York.     The  record  is  as  follows: 

Amer'iu       League.        College.       Amat'r.        Prof  I.         Totals, 

Victories 4  o  7  3  6  20 

Defeats 62002  10 

Totals, 10  2  7  3  S  30 

THE  WESTERN  LEAGUE. 


The  first  meeting  of  the  Western  League  of  Base  Ball  play- 
ers, assembled  at  the  Tremont  House,  Quincy,  111.,  November 
15,1883.  After  a  spirited  debate,  it  was  resolved  to  organize 
and  take  in  cities  as  far  north  as  Dubuque,  and  south  to  Sedalia, 
Mo.  Dubuque,  Clinton,  Ottumwa,  Keokuk,  Io.,  Rock  Island, 
Peoria,  Springfield  and  Quincy,  111.,  Kansas  City,  Sedalia,  St. 
Joseph,  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  and  Atchison,  Kan.,  were  represented 
by  delegates  or  letter.  John  E.  Fleming,  Rock  Island,  was  elect- 
ed Pres.,  J.  T.Johnson,  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  Vice  Pres.,  Chas.  Overv 
rocker,  Quincy,  Sec'y.  The  adoption  ot  a  Constitution  was 
referred  to  a  committee  to  report  at  January  meeting.  At  the 
meeting  held  at  Rock  Island.  Jan.,  24th,  1884,  the  following 
cities  were  elected  to  membership :  Rock  Island,  Kansas  City, 
Omaha,  Quincy,  Chillicothe,  St.  Joseph,  Keokuk,  Springfield 
and  Atchison.  The  name  adopted  was  the  Western  League 
of  Ball  Players,and  the  North  Western  Constitution  was  adopted. 
The  annual  dues  were  placed  at  $40.00;  the  visiting  club  to  re- 
ceive 40  per  cent,  of  the  gate  receipts,or  a  guarantee  of  $60.00. 
Spalding's  Official  League  Ball  was  adopted  as  the  official  ball  of 
the  League.  Playing  rules  were  laid  over  to  schedule  meeting, 
in  March.  The  President  appointed  McKelvey,  Overrocker  and 
Crawford,  as  committee  on  schedule.  On  holidays,  gate  re- 
ceipts are  to  be  equally  divided.  The  President  wras  instructed 
to  make  application  to  the  National  Arbitration  Committee  for 
membership. 

The  meeting  adjourned  to  meet  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  March 
37,  18&J, 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  71 

THE  IRON  AND  OIL  ASSOCIATION. 


The  Iron  and  Oil  Association  of  Base  Ball  Clubs  was  organ- 
ized at  a  convention  held  in  the  St.  Charles  Hotel,  .Pittsburgh,  on 
December  6,  1883.  A  preliminary  meeting  had  been  held  at 
Youngstown,  Ohio,  three  weeks  previously.  The  Association 
was  first  named  the  Ohio  Valley  Base  Ball  Association,  but  in 
consequence  of  the  liability  to  confusion  to  the  already  organ- 
ized Ohio  League,  and  because  the  name  was  considered  inade- 
quate to  the  circuit  included,  it  was  afterward  reconsidered  and 
the  present  name  adopted.  The  clubs  admitted  were  from  Oil 
City,  Pa.,  Franklin,  Pa.,  East  Liberty  (  Pittsburgh  )  Pa.,  New 
Brighton,  Pa.,  New  Castle,  Pa.,  and  Youngstown,  Ohio.  The 
following  officers  were  elected : 

President — Horace  G.  Miller,  New  Castle. 

Vice  President — W.  M.  Deems,  Pittsburgh. 

Secretary — T.  W.  Johnston,  Jr.,  Youngstown. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Post,  M.  D.,  New  Brighton. 

Admission  to  the  National  agreement  was  secured,  and  the 
American  Association  playing  rules  were  adopted.  Spalding's 
League  Ball  was  adopted  as  the  official  ball  for  1884.  The  sea- 
son will  open  on  May  1st,  and  conclude  about  October  1st.  The 
players  signed  before  the  opening  of  the  season,  are  as  follows : 

Oil  City. — N.  L.  Baker,  Philadelphia,  A.  L.  Wolstenholm, 
Philadelphia;  Charles  Rimer,  Philadelphia;  J.  B.  Crohen,  Find- 
lay,  O.;  W.J.  Burke,  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  Elmer  E.  Cleveland, 
Pittsburgh;  J.  B.  Munross,  Oil  City;  J.  B.  Berry,  Oil  City;  Al. 
Mays,  Oil  City;  Butler  Case,  Oil  City;  George  W.  Darr,  sec- 
retary. 

East  Liberty. — Patrick  Grady,  Lowell,  Mass.;  James  A. 
Thynne,  Lowell,  Ma»s. ;  R.  F.  Ross,  Allegheny,  Pa. ;  H.  E.  Liv- 
inspire,  Pittsburgh ;  W.  J.  Fry,  Pittsburgh ;  J,  H.  Denny,  Pitts- 
burgh: F.  K.Tomer,  Pittsburgh ;  W.  A.  Kellev,  Pittsburgh;  W. 
E.  Blair,  Pittsburgh;  C.  B.White,  Wakeman,  O.J.  A.  Martin, 
Pittsburgh ; John  Grundtisch,  Secretary. 

New  Brighton.— S.  Toole,  Pittsburgh;  P.  Douthett,  Alle- 
gheny City;  H.  Weir,  Allegheny  City;  S.  Romigh,  Rochester, 
Pa. ;  H.  Denhart,  Beaver  Falls,  Pa. ;  J.  Darragh,  East  Liverpool, 
O. ;  H.  Snyder,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  J.  Toy,  New  Brighton ;  John 
P.  Edgar,  secretary. 

Youngstown. — Edward  E.  Cohlan,  Hartford,  Conn.;  M.J. 
O'Neill,  Hartford;  M.  J.  Quinn,  Pittsburgh ;  Ed.  McKean,  Graf- 
ton, O. ;  Ed.  Cartwright,  Youngstown ;  Fred  Miller,  Pittsburgh ; 
J.  R.  McAleer,  Youngstown:  Harry  S.  Hodge,  Johnstown,  Pa.; 
Arthur  J.  Thomas,  Youngstown ■•  Tom  Cornell,  Shreve,  O. ; 
George  Harris,  secretary. 


72  spalding's  official 

WESTERN  COLLEGE  CLUBS. 


The  interest  in  base-ball  among  the  colleges  of  the  Northwest 
did  not  wane  during  the  season  of  1883.  At  the  meeting  of  the 
Western  College  Base- Ball  Association  held  in  March  at  the 
Grand  Pacific  Hotel,  Chicago,  officers  were  elected  as  follows : 
D.  F.  Simpson,  Univ.  of  Wis.,  Pres. ;  J.  C.  Bannister,  North- 
western Univ.,  Cor.  Sec.  The  action  of  the  University  of 
Michigan  representatives  in  opposing  the  restrictions  of  the 
League  in  regard  to  professional  players  was  so  strongly  con- 
demned by  the  delegates  of  the  other  colleges,  together  with 
the  avowed  position  of  base-ball  interests  in  the  Michigan 
College,  that  Michigan  University  was  allowed  to  withdraw 
from  the  League  without  s  dissentient  voice.  This  action  had 
two  or  three  good  results  especially.  It  made  room  for  the 
admission  of  Beloit  College  into  the  Association,  narrowed  the 
circuit  of  games,  and  took  away  from  any  one  college  the 
prescriptive  claim  upon  the  championship  based  upon  the  fact 
that  it  had  twelve  hundred  or  more  students  in  attendance 
from  whom  to  choose  a  nine,  as  well  as  upon  its  perfect  willing- 
ness and  ability  to  hire  such  desirable  men  as  were  not  regular 
members  of  the  school. 

The  season  opened  at  Evanston  and  Madison  May  7,  North- 
western University  defeating  Racine  College  17  to  5,  and  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin  defeating  Beloit  College  10  to  2.  Then 
N.  W.  U.  scored  13  to  R.  C.'s  9,  and  U.  of  W.  10  to  B  C.'s  3. 
N.  W.  U.  went  on  its  northern  trip,  and  took  in  the  Beloits  by 
a  score  of  1 1  to  7,  and  Madison  by  13  to  6.  Racine  went  in  the 
same  direction,  but  was  beaten  at  Beloit  by  8  to  3,  and  at  Madi- 
son sustained  the  crushing  defeat,  29  to  o.  Madison  came 
south  with  flying  colors,  but  left  Evanston  worsted,  10  to  4, 
though  they  "succeeded  next  day  in  beating  Racine  12  to  7. 
Beloit  fared  even  worse  away  from  home,  being  defeated  by 
Racine  13  to  4,  and  by  N.  W.  U.  14  to  10. 

Thus  it  appears  that  the  N.  W.  University  played  six  games, 
and  lost  none ;  University  of  Wisconsin  played  six  games  and 
lost  two;  Racine  College,  played  six  games  and  lost  five;  Beloit 
College  played  six  games  and  lost  five.  In  point  of  number 
of  runs  made  the  clubs  stood  as  follows:  N.  W.  U.  78  to  their 
opponents' 49;  U.  of  W.  made  71  to  their  opponents'  35;  R. 
C.  made  37  to  their  opponents'  83;  B.  C.  made  34  to  their 
opponents'  61. 

The  record  made  by  each  team  was  creditable,  though  that 
of  N.  W.  U.  in  not  losing  a  game  during  the  season  is  of  course 
pre-eminently  the  best.  Madison  proved  too  strong  for  the 
other  two  Badger  nines,  but  bowed  before  the  Illinois  boys, 
while  Racine  and  Beloit,  the  former  especially,  made  plucky 
struggles  not  to  come  in  at  the  tail  end  of  the  race. 


BASE    BALI.    GUIDE. 


73 


Mr.  J.  C.  Bannister,  Secretary  of  the  Association,  furnishes 
us  the  following  tables,  showing  the  individual  records  of  all 
the  players  of  the  League.  It  will  be  seen  that  the  strength  of 
the  winning  nine  lay  in  the  stick.  The  "  Spalding  League 
Ball "  was  used  in  all  Championship  games. 


Players. 


Chandler 

Rollins 

Polley 

Crooks 

Stewart 

Huxf  ord 

Russell 

Tillinghast 

Smith 

Tomlinson 

Brandenberg 

Whitehead 

Steel 

Farr 

Sibley 

Bannister 

Kershaw 

Dillman 

Plummer 

Waldo 

Parkinson 

Canner 

Pellet 

Fratt 

Van  Tassel 

Moe 

Welch 

Wright 

Bright 

Traverse 

Reed 

Spiller 

Connolly 

Johnson 

Cook 

Lansing 

Lunt 

Harvey 


Club. 


of  W.. 
W.  U. 
W.  U. 

C 

W.  U. 
W.  U. 

C 

W.  U. 
C 

w.  u. 

of  W.. 

c 

c 

c 

c 

w.  u. 

c 

w.  u. 
w.  u. 

of  W. 
of  W. 
of  W.. 

c 

of  W.. 

C 

of  W. 

C 

c 

c 

of  W. 

C 

C 

of  W. 
c 

w.u. 

c 

c 

c 


l.f 

3b.,c.f., 
c.  f.,  3  b. 

C-'P 

2b 

r.f 

r.  f.,  ib. 

P 

c 

ib   ..... 

2b 

c.  f.,  c  .. 
p.  2  b  ... 
2  b.,  p.. . 

s.  s 


3b. 

s.  s. 

1.  f . 


C.  f.,  2  b. 

l.f 

ib...... 

s.  s 

r.f 

3b- 

r.  f 

1.  f 

s.  s.,3b. 
c,  s.  s.. 
ib 

li- cr- 
ib.. 

p.,  2  b.  .. 

ib 

c.  f 


pq 


3     - 


.500 
.500 
.500 

.423 

.409 
.363 
■304 

.290 
.  206 
.285 
.272 
.272 
.269 
,260 
.260 
.250 
.250 
.230 
.225 
.225 

.222 

.20S 
.200 
.200 
.  192 
,166 
.  l6o 
■153 

.  130 
.125 

.125 
,111 
,  in 

,  100 
,083 
.076 
•075 
047 


jh  a 


<y    £ 


I.50 
I.80 

X^5 
I.83 
I.50 

1.66 
0.50 

\:?6 

1. 16 

0.60 

0.50 
0.66 

33 
0.60 
1. 00 
2.00 
1. 16 
2.00 
1. 16 
0.66 
1. 00 
0.66 
2.00 
0.50 
1. 00 

o.33 
0.83 

5o 

0.50 

0.83 

0.40 

0.66 

16 

16 

16 


fe 


.857 
•473 
•750 
.700 
.884 
.500 
.761 
.760 
.711 
.872 

.36s 

•795 
•540 
•575 
■73i 
.700 

.75i 
.9°° 
.843 
.652 
.75o 

I.OCO 

.901 

•655 
.75o 
.560 

•  333 
.500 
.820 
.522 
.972 
.S16 
.54i 
.400 
.742 
.876 
•57i 


26 


The  following  played  less  than  three  games : 


White 

Adams 

Crow 

Dockery 

Marsh 


B.  C 

N.  W.U. 

B.  C 

U.  of  W. 
R.  C.  .. 


c.f.... 
c.f.... 
2b.... 
c.i.... 
r.  f.... 


I 

2 

2 

.222 

1  jo.  50 

1. 000 

2 

2 

2 

.222 

4  2.00 

.600 

3 

1 

0 

.000 

00.00 

.500 

4 

2 

0 

.000 

10.50 

.000 

5 

1 

0 

.000 

OIO.OO 

.000 

74 


spalding's  official 


Though  there  is  much  to  wish  for  base  ball  in  the  Western 
colleges  in  the  way  of  precision  and  cleanness  of  play,  there  is 
no  doubt  that  the  work  of  last  season  was  better  than  that  seen 
during  any  previous  season;  and  the  Wisconsin  colleges  are 
not  going  to  allow  the  Evanston  boys  to  hold  the  trophy  during 
the  present  year  without  a  nervy  contest. 


AMERICAN  COLLEGE  ASSOCIATION  SEASON  OF  1883. 


The  series  of  contests  for  the  championship  of  the  Inter- 
collegiate Association  for  1883  resulted  in  the  success  of  the 
Yale  team,  after  a  not  very  interesting  season,  lasting  from 
May  until  the  last  week  of  June,  the  record  of  the  cham- 
pionship games  of  the  regular  schedule  being  as  follows: 

May    5.     Yale  vs.  Amherst,  at  New  Haven 3 1 

"  n.     Amherst  vs.  Brown,  at  Amherst !  9-6 

"  12.     Yale  vs.  Harvard,  at  New  Haven 3 o 

"  14.     Amherst  vs.  Harvard,  at  Amherst 8—1 

"  18.     Princeton  vs.  Harvard,  at  Princeton 6 c 

"  19.     Yale  vs.  Brown,  at  Providence . ..  6 4 

"  23.     Harvard  vs.  Brown,  at  Cambridge " .  16 — 2 

"  23.     Princeton  vs.  Amherst,  at  New  York ...  ..  0—3 

"  24.     Amherst  vs.  Princeton,  in  New  York 4—3 

"  26.     Yale  vs.  Harvard,  at  Cambridge r 1 

"  2S.  Princeton  vs.  Brown  (10  innings) ,  at  Princeton .... '. '. '. '.  \  '. '. '.  \   7—6 

"  30.     Harvard  vs.  Amherst,  at  Cambridge 6 — 4 

"  30.     Yale  vs.  Princeton,  at  New  York 5 4 

June    2.     Princeton  vs.  Harvard,  at  Cambridge 5 ^ 

"  2.     Yale  vs.  Brown,  at  New  Haven, 8 o 

"  4.     Princeton  vs.  Brown,  at  Providence 12 1 

"  8.    Amherst  vs.  Brown,  at  Providence 9.-4 

"  13.     Yale  vs   Amherst,  at  Amherst .  . .  4 3 

11  20.     Brown  vs.  Harvard,  at  Providence 10 5 

"  23.     Princeton  vs.  Yale,  at  New  York 3 2 


The  full  record  of  the  pennant  race  is  as  follows: 


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c 

0 
V 

fl 
'u 

& 

1 
1 

0 
0 

2 

X 

u 

V 

A 

£ 

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2 
1 

1 

0 

4 

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U 

a 

> 

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2 
2 

I 

I 

6 

> 

0 

2 
2 

2 
I 

7 

a 

z 

7 

6 

4 
2 
1 

c 

cd 

s 

Yale 

8 

S 
8 

S 
8 

Princeton 

1 
0 
0 
0 

Amherst 

Harvard 

Brown 

Games  lost mmt 

BASE    BALL    GUIDE. 


The  batting  and  fielding  averages  of  the  Intercollegiate 
Association^  season  of  1883  are  appended.  The  first  are 
the  averages  of  each  club,  given  in  the  order  of  their  cham- 
pionship record.  The  second  is  the  fielding  averages  in  the 
order  of  positions: 


YALE. 


Hubbard,  c,  8 

Hopkins,  3d  b.,  8.. 
Childs,  istb.,  8.... 

Terry,  2d  b.,  S 

Carpenter,  1.  f.,  7.. 

McKee,  r.  f.,  8 

Souther,  c.  f .,  7 

Jones,  p.,  7 

Griggs,  s.  s.,  S 

Booth,  1.  f.,  1 ;  p.,  1 


*£& 

UJ,£j 

.S  c« 

J£ 

<s. 

<u  0 

2  « 

>  w 

0  > 

< 

9 

<2 
•3H 

tt 

•952 

34 

4 

.294 

.893 

32 

4 

.281 

•999 

32 

1 

.2l8 

•gS7 

21 

4 

.200 

.800 

32 

1 

•  i«7 

•7H 

31 

3 

.161 

.999 

26 

2 

•  153 

.923 

3<> 

1 

.111 

.742 

7 

3 

290 

36 

.217 

.901 

PRINCETON. 


Harlan,  J.   S.,   3d  b.,  8... 

Wilson,  s.  s.,  8 

Moffat,  p.,  8 

Harlan,  J.  M.,  c,  8 

Clark,  1.  f.,  6;  c.  f.,  1   . .    . 

Shaw,  r.  f.,  8 

Edwards,  1st  b.,  8 

Antrim,  2d  b.,  8 

Wadleigh,  c.  f.,  7;  1.  f.,  1 
Potter,  1.  f .,  1 


36 

4 

•333 

3* 

11 

.315 

34 

3 

•244 

3i 

3 

.258 

3i 

8 

•193 

32 

5 

.187 

32 

.156 

29 

3 

•137 

3i 
4 

4 
0 

.129 

298 

.231 

.766 

.777 

.909 

:SS 

.817 
.99S 


861 


AMHERST. 


Taylor,  s.  s.,  8 

Kimball,  c.  f.,  8 

Hunt,  c,  8 

Gardner,  1st  b.,  8 

Stuart,  1.  f.,  8........ 

Hamlin,  3d  b.,  S 

Warren,  r.  f.,  7 

Buffum,  r.  f.,  1;  2d  b 

Harris,  p.,  8     

Williams,  2d  b.,  1 . . . . 


37 

11 

.324 

.732 

34 

2 

.323 

.857 

37 

0 

.243 

.830 

32 

6 

.218 

.94* 

30 

2 

.200 

.8c;7 

32 

6 

.187 

.800 

28 

1 

.171 

■arc 

32 

s 

.166 

.838 

28 

I 

.071 

.919 

4 

0 

292 

40 

.212 

.872 

76 


SPALDING'S    OFFICIAL 


HARVARD. 


Baker,  s.  s 

Cooledg-e,  2d  b.,  6 

Lovering,  2d  b.,  2;  1.  f.,  1;  r.  f.,  5 

Le  Moyne,  1.  f .,  5 

E.  H.  Nichols,  c,  5 ;  p.,  2 

Allen,  c,  1;  p.,  7 

Smith,  istb.,  8 

Crocker,  r.  f .,  3 ;  c.  f .,  4;  c,  1 . . . . 

Beaman,  3d  b.,  8 

E.  P.  Nichols,  c.  f.,  2 , 

Keep,  c.  f.,  1 


33    3 

29 

3i 

25 
27 
3i 
2S 
29 

3°s 

4 


-75  33  .180  .864 


•333 
.310 

.258 
.200 

•i8S 
.161 
.071 

.06S 
.066 


.828 

925 
.960 

.857 
.791 
.868 
.917 
.67S 
.916 


BROWN. 


Bassett,  c,  4;  3d  b.,  3 

Seagraves,  c.  f.,  7;  1.  f.,  1 . 

Chase,  1st  b 

Shedd,  s.  s.,  S 

Durf ee,  r.  f.,  7;  1.  f .,  1 

Gunderson,  p.,  6;  1.  f,,  2.. 
Rhett,  1.  f.,4;  3db.,3  ...  . 
Wads  worth,  2d  b.,  6;  3d  b 
Doron,  1st  b.,  3;  2d  b.,  2. . 

Greene,  c,  4 

Smith,  p.,  1 ;  r.  f.,  2 

Shiel,  c.  f.,  1 


.448 
.314 
.200 
.200 
.194 
.193 
.144 
.103 
.000 


291  33  .206  .785 


•7So 
.762 
.007 
.64S 
.866 
.860 
.692 
.805 
.871 


PITCHERS. 


Players.  Clubs. 

Jones Yale 

Harris Amherst . . 

Moffat Princeton. 

Allen Harvard 

Gunderson Brown 


Games 

7 

8 


Average. 
•923 
.919 

:SB 

.860 


CATCHERS. 


Hubbard Yale 

J.  M.  Harlan Princeton . 

Hunt Amherst . . 

E.  H.  Nichols Harvard.. 

Bassett Brown.... 


.952 

.881 
.830 
.791 
•75o 


FIRST     BASEMEN. 


Childs Yale , 

Gardner Amherst.. 

Smith Harvard. . . 

Chase Brown 

Edwards Princeton. 


999 
948 
917 


BASE    BALL    CxUIDE.  77 


SECOND    BASEMEN. 

Coolcdge Harvard ...  6  -925 

Terry Yale .  8  .857 

Buffuni .Amherst 7  .838 

Antrim Princeton 8  .817 

Wadsworth Brown 6  .805 


THIRD    BASEMEN. 


Beaman Harvard . . 

Hopkins Yale 

Hamlin Amherst.. 

J.  S.  Harlan Princeton. 

Bassett Brown 


SHORT-STOPS. 


Baker Harvard . . 

Wilson Princeton . 

Griggs Yale  

Taylor Amherst.. 

Shedd Brown 


LEFT-FIELDERS. 


Clark Princeton  . 

Stuart Amherst.. 

Le  Moyne Harvard.. 

Carpenter Yale .. 

Rhett Brown . . . 


RIGHT-FIELDERS. 


Lovermg Harvard   . 

Warren Amherst. . 

Durf ee   Brown 

Shaw •. Princeton. 

McKee Yale 


£v 

.910 

s 

.893 

V 

.860 

s 

.766 

3 

•  7SO 

8 

.S28 

8 

•  777 

8 

.742 

8 

.732 

S 

.648 

6 

.909 

8 

.857 

5 

.857 

7 

.800 

4 

.692 

CENTER-FIELDERS. 

Souther Yale 7  -999 

Wadleigh Princeton 7  -99» 

Kimball Amherst *>  .»57 

Seagraves Brown 7  -7°2 

Crocker Harvard..... 4  .678 


960 

875 
866 

857 
714 


We  give  below  a  full  and  complete  table  of  the  college  cham- 
pionship matches,  giving  the  date  and  total  score  of  each  game 
played : 


78 


Spalding's  official 


Clubs. 


Yale 


Princeton. 


Amherst. 


Harvard . 


Brown  . 


June  2$, 


Games  Lost 


May  30, 

5-4- 


May  24, 
4-3- 


May    S: 

June  13, 

4-2. 
May  23, 

6-3- 


May  30, 
6-4. 


May  12, 

3-o. 
May  26, 

May  18, 

June    2, 
5-3. 


May  14, 
S-i. 


June  20, 
10-5. 


pq 


May  19, 
6-4. 

June    2. 

8-0. 
May  26, 

7-6. 
June    4, 

2-1. 


May  11, 

9-6. 
June    S. 

Q-4. 
May  23, 

14-2. 


£  - 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  79 


ustidieix: 


RULES  AND   REGULATIONS, 


RULE. 

The  Ground. i 

The  Infield . , 2 

The  Bases 3 

The  Foul  Lines . . . , , .......  4 

The  Pitcher's  Lines 5 

The  Catcher's  Lines 6 

The  Captain's  Lines 7 

The  Players'  Lines 8 

The  Players'  Bench 9 

The  Batsman's  Lines - 10 

The  Three  Feet  Lines 11 

The  Lines  Must  be  Marked 12 

The  Ball , . .  £ 13 

of  what  composed (1)  13 

furnished  by  Home  Club (2)  13 

replaced  if  injured (3)  13 

"      "  lost (4)  13 

The  Bat e 14 

FIELD  RULES. 

Open  Betting  and  Pool  Selling  Prohibited 15 

Sale  of  Liquor  Prohibited 16 

No  Person  Allowed  on  Field  During  Game  17 

Players  not  to  Sit  with  Spectators 18 

Penalty  for  Insulting  Umpire 19 

Penalty  for  not  Keeping  Field  Clear 20 

Restriction  as  to  Addressing  Audience 21 


80  Spalding's  official 

THE  PLAYERS  AND  THEIR  POSITIONS. 

RULE. 

Nine  Players  on  each  Side 22 

Players'  Positions 23 

in  the  Field ■ (1)  23 

at  the  Bat ' (2)  23 

Order  of  Batting (3)  23 

Restriction  as  to  Occupying  Catcher's  Lines (4)  23 

DEFINITIONS. 

A  High  Ball 24 

A  Low  Ball 25 

A  High  or  Low  Ball 26 

A  Fair  Ball .'  27 

An  Unfair  Ball „ 2S 

A  Balk .....!  2Q 

A  Dead  Ball 3o 

A  Block 3! 

A  Fair  Hit ^2-^4 

AFoulHit. 33_3^ 

A  Strike 35 

A  Foul  Strike , 96 

"  Play  » '  .7 

"  Time  " ^8 

"Game" 39 

An  Inning 40 

A  Time  at  Bat , 4I 

Legal  or  Legally 42 

THE  GAME. 

Number  of  Innings . ..    . ,  43 

Drawn  Game , 44 

Forfeited  Game 4^ 

"  No  Game  " 46 

Substitute,  when  Allowed 47 

Choice  of  First  Innings 48 

When  Umpire  Must  Call  "Play" 49 

Game  Must  Begin  when  "  Play  "  is  Called 49 

When  Umpire  May  Suspend  Play 49 

"             "           "      Terminate  Game 49 

Rain,  effect  of,  in  Terminating  Game (4)  43 

"         "              "             «                  «  .. 

44 

"     46 

"         Definition  of 49 

M         Umpire's  Duty  in  Case  of. 49 

Batsman  Must  Call  for  Ball  He  Wants 50 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  81 


RULE. 

What  Umpire  Must  Count  and  Call 50 

When  Batsman  is  Out 51 

"            "            becomes  Base-Runner 52 

Base-Runner  must  touch  Bases  in  Order 53 

u          u         when  entitled  to  hold  Base 53 

11                        "           "            take  one  Base 54 

"          "            "     required  to  return  to  Base 55 

No  Substitute  Allowed  for  Base-Runner 56 

When  Base-Runner  is  Out 57 

When  Umpire  shall,  without  appeal,  declare  player  "Out"  58 

When  Ball  is  not  in  Play  until  Returned  to  Pitcher 59 

Block,  effect  of 60 

Run,  when  to  be  Scored 61 

Fines  on  Pitcher 62 

;<       «    any  Player .63  (4,)  68,  69 

Player  not  to  Address  Umpire 63 

'*          u              "          Audience 21 

14          "         use  Improper  Language (4)  68 

li      to  Obey  Umpire's  Orders (4)  68 

THE  UMPIRE. 

Selection  of  Umpire 64 

Disqualification  of  Umpire c (3)  64 

Removal  of  Umpire 0 (4)  64 

Duties  as  to  Materials  of  Game .(1)  65 

"          "     Ground  Rules (1)  65 

"          "     Reversal  of  Decision (2)  65 

Changing  Umpire  during  Game 66 

Expulsion  of  Umpire 67 

Umpire's  Jurisdiction  and  Powers 68 

Umpire  to  give  Notice  of  Fine (5,)  (6)  68 

"        "      "        "            Forfeited  Game ...(6)  68 

Special  Penalties „ 69 

Scoring  Regulations. 70 

CONSTRUCTION  AND    AMENDMENTS. 

Construction  of  Rules *«.. 71 

Amendment  of  Rules. 72 


82  spalding's  official 


PLAYING    RULES 


— OF   THE — 


NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


— OF- 


Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs ; 

1884. 


ADOPTED    IN    PURSUANCE    OF    SECTION    51    OF 
THE  LEAGUE  CONSTITUTION. 

CLASS    I. 

THE  MATERIALS    OF   THE    GAME. 

Rule  i.  The  Ground  must  be  an  inclosed  field,  sufficient  in 
size  to  enable  each  player  to  play  in  his  position  as  required  by 
these  Rules. 

Rule  2.  The  Infield  must  be  a  space  of  ground  thirty  yards 
square. 

Rule  3.     The  Bases  must  be 

(1)  Four  m  number,  and  designated  as  First  Base,  Second 
Base,  Third  Base  and  Home  Base. 

(2;  The  Home  Base  must  be  of  white  marble  or  white  stone> 
twelve  inches  square,  so  fixed  in  the  ground  as  to  be  even  with 
the  surface,  and  so  placed  in  the  corner  of  the  infield  that  two 
of  its  sides  will  form  part  of  the  boundaries  of  said  infield. 


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(3)  The  First,  Second  and  Third  Bases  must  be  canvas  bags, 
fifteen  inches  square,  painted  white,  and  filled  with  some  soft 
material,  and  so  placed  that  the  center  of  each  shall  be  upon  a 
separate  corner  of  the  infield,  the  First  Base  at  the  right,  the 
Second  Base  opposite,  and  the  Third  Base  at  the  left  of  the 
Home  Base. 

(4)  All  the  Bases  must  be  securely  fastened  in  their  posi- 
tions, and  so  placed  as  to  be  distinctly  seen  by  the  Umpire. 

Rule  4.  The  Foul  Lines  must  be  drawn  in  straight  lines 
from  the  outer  corner  of  the  Home  Base,  through  the  center  of 
the  positions  of  First  and  Third  Bases,  to  the  boundaries  of  the 
Ground. 

Rule  5.  The  Pitcher's  Lines  must  be  straight  lines  forming 
the  boundaries  of  a  space  of  ground,  in  the  infield,  six  feet  long 
by  four  feet  wide,  distant  fifty  feet  from  the  center  of  the  Home 
Base,  and  so  placed  that  the  six  feet  lines  would  each  be  two 
feet  distant  from  and  parallel  with  a  straight  line  passing 
through  the  center  of  the  Home  and  Second  Bases.  Each  cor- 
ner of  this  space  must  be  marked  by  a  flat  iron  plate  or  stone, 
six  inches  square,  fixed  in  the  ground,  even  with  the  surface. 

Rule  6.  The  Catcher's  Lines  must  be  drawn  from  the  outer 
corner  of  the  Home  Base,  in  continuation  of  the  Foul  Lines, 
straight  to  the  limits  of  the  Ground  back  of  the  Home  Base. 

Rule  7.  The  Captain's  Lines  must  be  drawn  from  the 
Catcher's  Lines  to  the  Limits  of  the  Ground,  fifteen  feet  from 
and  parallel  with  the  Foul  lines. 

Rule  8.  The  Players'  Lines  must  be  drawm  from  the  Catch- 
er's Lines  to  the  limits  of  the  Ground,  fifty  feet  from  and  par- 
allel with  the  Foul  Lines. 

Rule  9.  The  Player's  Bench  must  be  furnished  by  the  Home 
Club,  and  placed  upon  a  portion  of  the  Ground  outside  the 
Players'  Lines.  It  must  be  twelve  feet  in  length  and  immova- 
bly fastened  to  the  ground.  At  each  end  of  such  bench  must 
be  immovably  fixed  a  bat-rack,  with  fixtures  for  holding  twenty 
bats;  one  such  rack  must  be  designated  for  the  exclusive  use  of 
the  Visiting  Club,  and  the  other  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the 
Home  Club. 

Rule  10.  The  Batsman's  Lines  must  be  straight  lines  form- 
ing the  boundaries  of  a  space  on  the  right,  and  of  a  similar 
space  on  the  left  of  the  Home  Base,  six  feet  long  by  three  feet 
wide,  extending  three  feet  in  front  of  and  three  feet  behind  the 
center  of  the  Home  Base,  and  with  its  nearest  line  distant  one 
foot  from  the  Home  Base. 

Rule  ii.  The  Three  Feet  Lines  must  be  drawn  as  follows : 
From  a  point  on  the  Foul  Line  from  Home  Base  to  First 
Base,  and  equally  distant  from  such  bases,  shall  be  drawn  a  line 


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on  Foul  Ground,  at  a  right  angle  to  said  Foul  Line  3nH  t~  „ 
pomt  three  feet  distant  Trom  if;  thencfrGnn/nh^f^ 
£*  F°Uf  ^me'  t0u3  P°int  three  feet  distant  from° the "enter"  rf 
Ffrst  B^,e  aa„d;thhenCe  '*  *  *?**  '"e  to  the  center  of  the 
beginning'  "^  UP°n   the  F°ul  Line  to  the   point  of 

Rule  12.     The  lines  designated  in  Rules  *    e   fi  »   9    T^       j 

marked  their  ItiTleZ^eJ^  egg, ,»£.  a»  b*  » 
Lmes,  which  must  be  s^markedTor  a  dfaSS  o ««1sTSK 

grVoeu^IdS  ^  the  CatCher'S   LineS'  -tothl  HmhfS'the 
Rule  13.     The  Ball 

"&  «*«  *?™  !?£"'  0"'  °f  'tar.  «  cu.  or  ripped  „ 

(I)     Must  be  made  wholly  of  wood 

inches  in  dfeme£  ft  K  T  "^   tW°  and  °ne-half 
fortv-two  inch's  n  len  J Sf  thl<*eSt  part>  and  must  not  exceed 


CLASS  II. 

FIELD   RULES. 


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Rule  16.  No  Club  shall  sell  or  allow  to  be  sold  upon  its 
pounds,  nor  in  any  building  owned  or  occupied  by  it,  any 
ipirituous,  vinous  or  malt  liquors. 

Rule  17.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  upon  any  part  of  the 
ield  during  the  progress  of  the  game,  in  addition  to  the  nine 
Mayers  on  each  side  and  the  umpire,  except  such  officers  of  the  law 
is  may  be  present  in  uniform  to  preserve  the  peace.  # 

Rule  18.  Players  in  uniform  shall  not  be  permitted  to  seat 
;hemselves  among  the  spectators. 

Rule  19.  The  umpire  is  the  sole  judge  of  play,  and  is 
entitled  to  the  respect  of  the  spectators,  and  any  person  offer - 
ng  any  insult  or  indignity  to  him,  must  be  promptly  ejected 
:rom  the  grounds. 

Rule  20.  Every  Club  shall  furnish  sufficient  police  force 
upon  its  own  grounds  to  preserve  order,  and  in  the  event  of  a 
:rowd  entering  the  field  during  the  progress  of  a  game,  and 
interfering  with  the  play  in  any  manner,  the  Visiting  Club 
may  refuse  to  play  further  until  the  field  be  cleared.  If  the 
ground  be  not  cleared  within  fifteen  minutes  thereafter,  the 
Visiting  Club  may  claim,  and  shall  be  entitled  to,  the  game 
by  a  score  of  nine  runs  to  none  (no  matter  what  number  of 
innings  have  been  played). 

Rule  21.  No  Umpire,  Manager,  Captain  or  Player  shall 
address  the  audience  during  the  progress  of  a  game,  except  in 
case  of  necessary  explanation. 

CLASS  III. 

THE  players  and  their  positions. 

Rule  22.     The  Players  of  each  club,  in  a  match  game,  shall 
be  nine  in  number,  one  of  whom  shall  be  the  Captain 
Rule  23.     The  Players"  Positions  shall  be 

(1)  When  in  the  field  (designated  "  Fielders "  in  these 
Rules)  such  as  may  be  assigned  them  by  their  Captain,  except 
that  the  Pitcher  must  take  his  position  within  the  Pitcher  s 
Lines,  as  defined  in  Rule  5. 

(2)  When  their  side  goes  to  the  bat  they  must  immediately 
seat  themselves  upon  the  Players'  Bench,  and  remain  thereun- 
til the  side  is  put  out,  except  when  batsman  or  base-runner.  All 
bats  not  in  use  must  be  kept  in  the  bat  racks,  and  the  two  play- 
ers next  succeeding  the  Batsman,  in  the  order  in  which  they 
are  named  on  the  Score,  must  be  ready  with  bat  in  hand  to 
promptly  take  position  as  batsman :  Provided,  That  the  Cap- 
tain, and  one  assistant  only,  may  occupy  the  space  between  the 
Players'  Lines  and  the  Captain's  Lines,  to  coach  Base-Runners. 


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CLASS  IV. 

DEFINITIONS. 


wh^IeL4oL4tWnVth^1w  "  ba"  deliver.ed  «7  the  Pitche. 
Batsman    11,  km  -S  °f  hls  Posi«°n  and  facing  th 

h^5StaSio?&S!  EffitT* the  Home  Base  5  th 

as^Rn.f '-  ^*  £7*/f>  ^//is  a  bal1  delivered  bv  the  Pitched 
Ba  e  orH^7'  ex:CePtthat  the  ba»  does  not  pass  over  the  Horn 
fo^X^s02T  °Ver  the  H°me  Base  at  tbe  height  callec' 
Rule  29.     A  Bait  is 

the' baAvTfh!!0?  !f ade  ^  the  Pitcher  to  deliver  the  ball   tc 
dropped^'  dehVenng  "'  eXCe^  the  ba»   be  accidental? 

g^Sii^^^"^"^--  ^deiay  the 

bferS^^^ 

PiteherVw  ^  Iiead£alLh  a  ba"  delivered  to  the  bat  by  the 


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!Rule  31.  A  Block  is  a  batted  or  thrown  ball  that  is  stopped 
or  handled  by  any  person  not  engaged  in  the  game. 
Rule  32.  A  Fair  Hit  is  a  ball  batted  by  the  Batsman, 
standing  in  his  position,  that  first  touches  the  ground,  the  First 
,Base,  the  Third  Base,  the  part  of  the  person  of  a  player,  or  any 
jother  object  that  is  in  front  of  or  on  either  of  the  Foul  Lines, 
for  {exception)  batted  directly  to  the  ground  by  the  Batsman, 
'standing  in  his  position,  that  (whether  it  first  touches  Foul  or 
Fair  Ground)  bounds  or  rolls  within  the  Foul  Lines,  between 
Home  and  First,  or  Home  and  Third  Bases,  wdthout  first 
touching  the  person  of  a  player. 

Rule  33.  A  Foul  Hit  is  a  ball  batted  by  the  Batsman, 
standing  in  his  position,  that  first  touches  the  ground,  the  part 
of  the  person  of  a  player,  or  any  other  object  that  is  behind 
either  of  the  Foul  Lines,  or  that  strikes  the  person  of  such 
Batsman,  while  standing  in  his  position,  or  {exception)  batted 
directly  to  the  ground  by  the  Batsman,  standing  in  his  position, 
that  (whether  it  first  touches  Foul  or  Fair  Ground)  bounds  or 
rolls  outside  the  Foul  Lines,  between  Home  and  First,  or 
Home  and  Third  Bases,  without  first  touching  the  person  of  a 
player. 

Rule  34.     When  a  batted  ball  passes  outside  the  grounds, 
the  Umpire  shall  decide  it  fair  should  it  disappear  within,  or 
foul  should  it  disappear  outside  of  the  range  of  the  foul  lines, 
and  Rules  32  and  33  are  to  be  construed  accordingly. 
Rule  35.    A  Strike  is 

(1)  A  ball  struck  at  by  the  Batsman  without  its  touching 
his  bat ;  or, 

(2)  A  ball  legally  delivered  by  the  Pitcher  at  the  height 
called  for  by  the  Batsman,  and  over  the  Home  Base,  but  not 
struck  at  by  the  Batsman. 

Rule  36.  A  Foul  Strike  is  a  ball  batted  by  the  Batsman 
when  any  part  of  his  person  is  upon  ground  outside  the  lines 
of  the  Batsman's  position. 

Rule  37.  Play  is  the  order  of  the  Umpire  to  begin  the 
game,  or  to  resume  play  after  its  suspension. 

Rule  38.  Time  is  the  order  of  the  Umpire  to  suspend  play. 
Such  suspension  must  not  extend  beyond  the  day  of  the  game. 

Rule  39.  Game  is  the  announcement  by  the  Umpire  that 
the  game  is  terminated. 

Rule  40.  An  In?ii?ig  is  the  turn  at  bat  of  the  nine  players 
representing  a  Club  in  a  game,  and  is  completed  when  three  of 
such  players  have  been  put  out  as  provided  in  these  Rules. 

Rule^i.  A  time  at  bat  is  the  term  at  bat  of  a  batsman.  It 
begins  when  he  takes  his  position,  and  continues  until  he  is 
put  out,  or  becomes  a  base  runner. 

Rule  4.2.  Legal,  or  Legally,  signifies  as  required  by  these 
rules. 


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CLASS  V. 

THE    GAME. 

Rule  43.  A  Game  shall  consist  of  nine  innings  to  each  con 
testing  nine,  except  that : 

(1)  If  the  side  first  at  bat  scores  less  runs  in  nine  inning* 
than  the  other  side  has  scored  in  eight  innings,  the  game  shal 
then  terminate. 

(2)  ^  If  the  side  last  at  bat  in  the  ninth  innings  scores  the 
winning  run  before  the  third  man  is  out,  the  game  shall  then 
terminate. 

.  (3)  If  the  score  be  a  tie  at  th  end  of  nine  innings  to  each 
side,  play  shall  only  be  continued  until  the  side  first  at  bat  shall 
have  scored  one  or  more  runs  than  the  other  side,  in  an  equal 
number  of  innings;  or  until  the  other  side  shall  score  one  more 
run  than  the  side  first  at  bat 

(4)  If  the  Umpire  calls  "  Game  "  on  account  of  darkness  or 
rain  at  any  time  after  five  innings  have  been  completed  by 
both  sides,  the  score  shall  be  that  of  the  last  equal  innings 
played,  unless  the  side  second  at  bat  shall  have  scored  one  or 
more  runs  than  the  side  first  at  bat,  in  which  case  the  score  of 
the  game  shall  be  the  total  number  of  runs  made. 

Rule  44.  A  Drawn  Game  shall  be  declared  by  the  Umpire 
when  he  terminates  a  game,  on  account  of  darkness  or  rain, 
after  five  equal  innings  have  been  played,  if  the  score  at  the 
time  is  equal  on  the  last  even  innings"  played ;  but  {exception) 
if  the  side  that  went  second  to  bat  is  then  at  the  bat,  and  has 
scored  the  same  number  of  runs  as  the  other  side,  the  Umpire 
shall  declare  the  game  drawn,  without  regard  to  the  score  of 
the  last  equal  innings. 

Rule  45.  A  Forfeited  Game,  shall  be  declared  by  the  Um- 
pire, in  favor  of  the  Club  not  in  fault,  in  the  following  cases: 

(1)  If  the  nine  of  a  club  fail  to  appear  upon  the  field,  or,  be- 
ing upon  the  Field,  fail  to  begin  the  game  within  five  minutes 
after  the  Umpire  has  called  "  Play  "  at  the  hour  appointed  for 
the  beginning  of  the  game. 

(2)  If,  after  the  game  has  begun,  one  side  refuses  or  fails  to 
continue  playing,  unless  such  game  has  been  suspended  or 
terminated  by  the  Umpire. 

m  (3)  If>  after  play  has  been  suspended  by  the  Umpire,  one 
side  fails  to  resume  playing  within  five  minutes  after  the  Um- 
pire has  called  "  Play." 

(4)  If,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Umpire,  any  one  of  these  Rules 
is  willfullv  violated. 


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Rule  46.  ilNo  Game"  shall  be  declared  by  the  Umpire  if 
ie  shall  terminate  play,  on  account  of  rain  or  darkness,  before 
Ive  innings  on  each  side  are  completed. 

Rule  47.  A  Substitute  shall  not  be  allowed  to  <  take  the 
>lace  of  any  player  in  a  game,  unless  such  player  be  disabled  in 
he  game  then  being  played,  by  reason  of  illness  or  injury. 

Rule  .48.  The  Choice  of  First  Innings  shall  be  determined 
>y  the  two  Captains. 

Rule  49.  The  Umpire  must  call  "  Play "  at  the  hour  ap- 
jointed  for  beginning  a  game.  The  game  must  begin  when 
he  Umpire  calls  "  Plav."  When  he  calls  "  Time,"  play  shall 
De  suspended  until  he  calls  '«  Play  "  again,  and  during  the  in- 
terim no  player  shall  be  put  out,  base  be  run,  or  run  be  scored. 
The  Umpire  shall  suspend  play  only  for  an  accident  to  himself, 
or  a  player;  (but  in  case  of  accident  to  a  Fielder,  Time  shall 
lot  be  called  until  the  ball  be  returned  to,  and  held  by  the 
Pitcher,  standing  in  his  position);  or  in  case  rain  falls  so 
leavily  that  the  spectators  are  compelled,  by  the  severity  of 
the  storm,  to  seek  shelter,  in  which  case  he  shall  note  the  time 
of  suspension,  and,  should  such  rain  continue  to  fall  thirty  min- 
utes thereafter,  he  shall  terminate  the  game.  The  Umpire  shall 
also  declare  every  "  Dead  Ball,"  "  Block, "  "  Foul  Hit,"  «  Foul 
Strike,"  and  «  Balk." 

Rule  50.  The  Batsman,  on  taking  his  position,  must  call  for 
a  "High  Ball,"  a  "Low  Ball,"  or  a  "  High  or  Low  Ball," 
and  the  Umpire  shall  notify  the  Pitcher  to  deliver  the  ball  as 
required ;  such  call  shall  not  be  changed  after  the  first  ball  de- 
livered. The  Umpire  shall  count  and  call  every  "  Unfair  Ball " 
delivered  by  the  Pitcher,  and  every  "  Dead  Ball,"  if  also  an 
"  Unfair  Ball,"  as  a  "Ball;"  and  he  shall  also  count  and  call 
every  «  Strike."  Neither  a  "  Ball  "  nor  a  "  Strike  "  shall  be 
called  or  counted  until  the  ball  has  passed  the  Home  Base. 

Rule  51.     The  Batsman  is  out: 

(1)  If  he  fails  to  take  his  position  at  the  bat  in  his  order  of 
batting,  unless  the  error  be  discovered,  and  the  proper  Bats- 
man takes  his  position  before  a  fair  hit  has  been  made,  and  in 
such  case  the  balls  and  strikes  called  will  be  counted  in  the 
time  at  bat  of  the  proper  Batsman. 

(2)  If  he  fails  to  take  his  position  within  one  "minute  after 
the  Umpire  has  called  for  the  Batsman. 

(i\  If  he  makes  a  Foul  Hit,  and  the  ball  be  momentarily 
held  by  a  fielder  before  touching  the  ground,  provided  it  be  not 
caught  in  a  fielder's  hat  or  cap,  or  touch  some  object  other  than 
the  fielder  before  being  caught. 

(4)     If  he  makes  a  Foul  Strike. 


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ini5ttJLne  P^nVatt^Pts  to  hinder  the  Catcher  from  field 
ing  the  ball,  evidently  without  effort  to  make  a  fair  hit. 
Rule  52.     The  Batsman  becomes  a  Base  Runner 

(1)  Instantly  after  he  makes  a  Fair  Hit. 

(2)  Instantly  after  six  Balls  have  been  called  bv  the  Umpire 
Umpire"8'™'17  ^  three  StHkeS  have  been  declared  bJ  the 

Rule  53.     The  Base-Rtmner  must  touch  each  Base  in  regular 

ohZlIT  f1^  SeC°nd'  Third  and  Ho™  Bases  and%£n 
obliged  to  return,  must  do  so  on  the  run,  and  must  retouch  the 
ba  e  or  bases  m  reverse  order.  He  shall  onlv  be  cons  dered  as 
oHm/at,bfe  after.,to"ching  it,  and  shall  then  be  endUed  to 
hold  such  base  until  he  has  legally  touched  the  next  base  in 

Bat  R°unnaeSr b6en  ^  f0rCed  *  ™*»  St  **  a  -Sing 

*£Vnuf  t;  FlB  BT  Runner  shal1  be  entMed>  ^''out  being- 
fonowmg'caS:""  ***  *""****  *  d°  °°  °*  ihe  ™>  in  ^ 
(1)  If,  while  he  was  Batsman,  the  Umpire  called  seven  Balk 
six(  balk  and  tYrPRre  a^ardS  E  s.ucceedin£  Batsman  a  base  on 
bale  heW  by  him.  RUn"er  "  **"**  f°rCed  t0  vacate  the 

(3)  If  the  Umpire  calls  a  Balk. 

(4)  If  a  ball  delivered  by  the  Pitcher  pass  the  Catcher  and 
touch  any  fence  or  building'  within  ninety  feet  of  the  Home 

A VL  verLrre;ented  fr°m  B"kh*  a  baSe  ^  the  obst— 

aiyVrf  oafFhfderresSs°P  "  ***  *  ^  ^  **  Ws  hat  or 

«\3l?ht  55;-,i7?f  Base  Runnw  sh*U  return  to  his  Base    and 
he! soon' SrT  retUmwithout  b^S  P«t  out,  provided' 

leSly^^Fie'dt:68  a  F°Ul  Hit'  and  the  ba"  be  "ot 
(2)     If  the  Umpire  declares  a  Foul  Strike. 

sixth  Urfklr   RTre.def?\Dead  Ball>  unless  jt  be  also  the 

Rule  57.     The  Base  Runner  is  out: 

(1)    If,  after  three  strikes  have  been  declared   against  him 


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while  Batsman,  and  the  Catcher  fails  to  catch  the  third-strike 
bail,  he  plainly  attempts  to  hinder  the  Catcher  from  fielding 
the  ball. 

(2)  If,  having  made  a  Fair  Hit  while  Batsman,  such  fair-hit 
ball  be  momentarily  held  by  a  Fielder,  before  touching  the 
ground  or  anv  object  other  than  a  Fielder:  Provided,  It  be  not 
caught  in  the  Fielder's  hat  or  cap. 

(3)  If,  when  the  Umpire  has  declared  three  Strikes  on  him 
while  Batsman,  the  third -strike  ball  be  momentarily  held  by  a 
Fielder  before  touching  the  ground:  Provided,  It  be  not 
caught  in  a  Fielder 's  hat  or  cap,  or  touch  some  object  other 
than  a  Fielder  before  being  caught. 

(4)  If,  after  three  Strikes  or  a  Fair  Hit,  he  be  touched  with 
the  ball  in  the  hand  of  a  Fielder  before  such  Base  Runner 
touches  First  Base. 

(5)  If,  after  three  Strikes  or  a  Fair  Hit,  the  ball  be  securely 
held  by  a  Fielder,  while  touching  First  Base  with  any  part  of 
his  person,  before  such  Base  Runner  touches  First  Base. 

(6)  If,  in  running  the  last  half  of  the  distance  from  Home 
Base  to  First  Base,  he  runs  outside  the  Three  Feet  Lines,  as 
defined  in  Rule  11,  except  that  he  must  do  so  if  necessary  to 
avoid  a  Fielder  attempting  to  field  a  batted  ball,  and  in  such 
case  shall  not  be  declared  out. 

(7)  If,  in  running  from  First  to  Second  Base,  from  Second 
to  Third  Base,  or  from  Third  to  Home  Base,  he  runs  more 
than  three  feet  from  a  direct  line  between  such  bases  to  avoid 
being  touched  by  the  ball  in  the  hands  of  a  Fielder;  but  in  case 
a  Fielder  be  occupying  the  Base  Runner's  proper  path,  at- 
tempting to  field  a  batted  ball,  then  the  Base  Runner  shall  run 
out  of  the  path  and  behind  said  Fielder,  and  shall  not  be  de- 
clared out  for  so  doing. 

(8)  If  he  fails  to  avoid  a  Fielder  attempting  to  field  a  batted 
ball,  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  (6)  and  (7)  of  this  Rule,  or 
if  he,  in  anv  way,  obstructs  a  Fielder  attempting  to  field  a 
batted  ball :  Provided,  That  if  two  or  more  Fielders  attempt 
to  field  a  batted  ball,  and  the  Base  Runner  comes  in  contact 
with  one  or  more  of  them,  the  Umpire  shall  determine  which 
Fielder  is  entitled  to  the  benefit  of  this  Rule,  and  shall  not  de- 
cide the  Base  Runner  out  for  coming  in  contact  with  any  other 
Fielder. 

(9)  If,  at  any  time  while  the  ball  is  in  play ,  he  be  touched 
by  the  ball  in  the  hand  of  a  Fielder,  unless  some  part  of  his 
person  is  touching  a  base  he  is  entitled  to  occupy,  provided  the 
ball  be  held  by  the  Fielder  after  touching  him ;  but  (exception 
as  to  First  Base),  in  running  to  First  Base,  he  may  overrun 
said  base  without  being  put  out  for  being  off  said  base,  after 


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first  touching  it,  provided  he  returns  at  once  and  retouches  the 
base,  after  which  he  may  be  put  out  as  at  any  other  base.  If, 
in  overrunning  First  Base,  he  also  attempts  to  run  to  Second 
Base,  he  shall  forfeit  such  exemption  from  being  put  out. 

(10)  If,  when  a  Fair  or  Foul  Hit  ball  is  legally  caught  by  a 
Fielder,  such  ball  is  legally  held  by  a  Fielder  on  the  base  oc- 
cupied bj'  the  Base  Runner  when  such  ball  was  struck  (or  the 
Base  Runner  be  touched  with  the  ball  in  the  hands  of  a 
Fielder),  before  he  retouches  said  base  after  such  Fair  or  Foul 
Hit  ball  was  so  caught.  Provided,  That  the  Base  Runner 
shall  not  be  out  in  such  case,  if,  after  the  ball  was  legally  caught 
as  above,  it  be  delivered  to  the  bat  by  the  Pitcher  before  the 
Fielder  holds  it  on  said  base,  or  touches  the  Base  Runner 
with  it 

(n)  If,  when  a  Batsman  becomes  a  Base  Runner  {except 
as  provided  in  Rule  34),  the  First  Base,  or  the  First  and  Second 
Bases,  or  the  First,  Second  and  Third  Bases,  be  occupied,  any 
Base  Runner  so  occupying  a  base  shall  cease  to  be  entitled  to 
hold  it,  until  any  following  Base  Runner  is  put  out,  and  may 
be  put  out  at  the  next  base  o  r  by  being  touched  by  the  ball  in 
the  hands  of  a  Fielder  in  the  same  manner  as  in  running  to 
First  Base,  at  any  time  before  any  following  Base  Runner  is 
put  out. 

(12)  If  a  Fair  Hit  ball  strike  him,  he  shall  be  declared  out 
and  in  such  case  no  base  shall  be  run  unless  forced,  and  no  run 
be  scored. 

(13)  If,  when  running  to  a  base  or  forced  to  return  to  a 
base,  he  fail  to  touch  the  intervening  base  or  bases,  if  any,  in 
the  order  prescribed  in  Rule  53,  he  may  be  put  out  at  the'base 
he  fails  to  touch,  or  by  being  touched  by  the  ball  in  the  hand 
of  a  Fielder,  in  the  same  manner  as  inrunning  to  First  Base. 
Provided,  That  he  shall  not  be  declared  out  unless  the  Captain 
of  the  fielding  side  claim  such  decision  before  the  ball  is  deliv- 
ered to  the  bat  by  the  Pitcher. 

(14)  If,  when  the  Umpire  calls  "  Play,"  after  any  sus- 
pension of  a  game,  he  fails  to  return  to  and  touch  the  base  he 
occupied  when  "  Time  "  was  called  before  touching  the  next 
base. 

Rule  58.  The  Umpire  shall  declare  the  Batsman  or  Base 
Runner  out,  without  waiting  for  an  appeal  for  such  decision,  in 
all  cases  where  such  player  is  put  out  in  accordance  with  these 
rules,  except  as  provided  in  Rule  57,  (10),  (13)  and  (14). 

Rule  59.  In  case  of  a  Foul  Strike,  Foul  Hit  not  legally 
caught  flying,  Dead  Ball,  or  Base  Runner  put  out  for  be- 
ing struck  by  a  fair-hit  ball,  the  ball  shall  not  be  considered  in 
plav  until  it  is  held  by  the  Pitcher  standing  in  his  position. 


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Rule  60.  Whenever  a  Block  occurs,  the  Umpire  shall  de- 
clare it,  and  Base  Runners  may  run  the  bases  without  being 
put  out,  until  after  the  ball  has  been  returned  to  and  held  by 
the  Pitcher  standing  in  his  position. 

Rule  6i.  One  Run  shall  be  scored  every  time  a  Base  Run- 
ner, after  having  legally  touched  the  first  three  bases,  shall 
touch  the  Home  Base  before  three  men  are  put  out.  If  the 
third  man  is  forced  out,  or  is  put  out  before  reaching  First  Base, 
a  run  shall  not  be  scored. 

Rule  62.  If  the  Pitcher  causes  the  ball  to  strike  the  Batsjna?i, 
and  the  Umpire  be  satisfied  that  he  does  it  intentionally,  he 
snail  fine  the  Pitcher  therefor  in  a  sum  not  less  than  Ten  Dol- 
lars, nor  more  than  Fifty  Dollars.  (See  League  Contract 
paragraph  11). 

Rule  63.  No  Player  except  the  Captain  or  his  assistant  shall 
address  the  Umpire  concerning  any  point  of  play,  and  any  vio- 
lation of  this  Rule  shall  subject  the  offender  to  a  fine  of  five 
dollars  by  the  Umpire. 

CLASS  VI. 

THE    UMPIRE. 

Rule  64.  A  staff  of  four  League  umpires  shall  be  selected 
by  the  Secretary  before  the  1st  day  of  May. 

(1)  Applications  for  such  positions  will  be  received  by  the 
Secretary  until  the  1st  day  of  March. 

(2)  A  written  contract  shall  be  made  with  each  of  the  four 
umpires  selected,  stipulating  for  his  service  from  May  1  to 
Oct.  15,  at  a  salary  of  one  thousand  dollars  for  such  period, 
payable  in  equal  monthly  payments,  at  the  expiration  of  each 
month  of  service.  He  shall  also  be  allowed  and  paid  his  actual 
expenses  while  absent  from  his  home  in  the  service  of  the 
League. 

(3)  He  shall  be  under  the  sole  control  and  direction  of  th  e 
Secretary,  from  whom  he  will  receive  all  assignments  to  duty 
and  all  instructions  regarding  the  interpretation  of  the  playing 
rules,  and  the  Secretary  shall  see  that  he  is  proficient  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties,  and  that  he  shall  appear  in  proper  dress 
when  acting  as  umpire. 

(4)  In  the  event  of  the  failure  of  such  umptre  to  umpire  a 
game  assigned  to  him,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to 
provide  a  substitute  to  umpire  such  game,  and,  in  such  case, 
there  shall  be  deducted  from  the  next  monthly  payment  to  the 
Leag-ue  Umpire  the  sum  of  twelve  dollars  for  each  game  as- 


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signed  to  him,  which,  for  any  reason,  he  shall  have  failed  to 
umpire. 

(5)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  League  Club  to  accept  as  Um- 
pire for  any  championship  game  such  League  Umpire  or  sub- 
stitute as  the  Secretary  shall  assign  to  such  game,  and  only  in 
the  event  of  the  failure  of  the  League  Umpire  or  substitute  so 
assigned  to  appear  at  the  hour  appointed  for  the  beginning  of 
such  game,  shall  the  duty  devolve  upon  the  visiting  club  to 
designate  an  Umpire  for  such  game. 

(6)  Any  League  Umpire  shall  be  subject  to  removal  by  the 
Secretary  at  any  time,  and  in  the  event  of  the  resignation,  re- 
moval or  expulsion  of  any  League  Umpire  the  Secretary  shall 
have  power  to  appoint  a  suitable  person  to  fill  the  vacancy  thus 
created. 

Rule  65.  The  Umpire's  Duties,  in  addition  to  those  speci- 
fied in  the  preceding  Rules,  are : 

(1)  Before  the  commencement  of  a  Match  Game,  the  Um- 
pire shall  see  that  the  rules  governing  all  the  materials  of  the 
game  are  strictly  observed.  He  shall  ask  the  Captain  of  the 
Home  Club  whether  there  are  any  special  ground  rules  to  be  en- 
forced, and  if  there  are,  he  shall  see  that  they  are  duly  en- 
forced, provided  they  do  not  conflict  with  any  of  these  Rules. 
He  shall  also  ascertain  whether  the  fence  directly  in  the  rear 
of  the  Catcher's  position  is  distant  ninety  feet  from  the  Home 
Base. 

The  Umpire  shall  not  reverse  his  decision  on  any  point  of 
play  upon  the  testimony  of  any  player  engaged  in  the  game,  or 
upon  the  testimony  of  any  bystander. 

(2)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Umpire  to  decide  whether  the 
grounds  are  in  proper  condition,  and  the  weather  suitable  for 
play. 

Rule  66.  The  Umpire  shall  not  be  changed  during  the  prog- 
ress of  a  Match  Game,  except  for  reason  of  illness  or  injury. 

Rule  67.  Any  League  Umpire  who  shall  be  convicted  of  sell- 
ing, or  offering  to  sell,  a  game  of  which  he  is  Umpire,  shall 
thereupon  be  removed  from  his  official  capacity  and  placed 
under  the  same  disabilities  inflicted  on  expelled  players  by  the 
Constitution  of  the  League.  (See  also  Constitution,  Sec- 
tion 42.) 

Rule  68.  The  Umpires  Jurisdictio7is  and  Powers,  in  addi- 
tion to  those  specified  in  the  preceding  Rules,  are : 

(1)  The  gentleman  selected  to  fill  the  position  of  Umpire 
must  keep  constantly  in  mind  the  fact  that  upon  his  sound 
discretion  and  promptness  in  conducting  the  game,  compelling 
players  to  observe  the  spirit  as  well  as  the  letter  of  the  Rules, 


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and  enforcing  each  and  every  one  of  the  Rules,  largely  de- 
pends the  merit  of  the  game  as  an  exhibition,  and  the  satisfac- 
tion of  spectators  therewith.  He  must  make  his  decisions  dis- 
tinct and  clear,  remembering  that  every,  spectator  is  anxious  to 
hear  such  decision.  He  must  keep  the  contesting  nines  play- 
ing constantly  from  the  commencement  of  the  game  to  its 
termination,  allowing  such  delays  only  as  are  rendered  unavoid- 
able by  accident,  injury  or  rain.  He  must,  until  the  comple- 
tion of  the  game,  require  the  playeis  of  each  side  to  promptly 
take  their  positions  in  the  field  as  soon  as  the  third  hand  is  put 
out,  and  must  require  the  first  striker  of  the  opposite  side  to  be 
in  his  position  at  the  bat  as  soon  as  the  fielders  are  in  their 
places. 

(2)  The  players  of  the  side  "  at  bat"  must  occupy  the  por- 
tion of  the  field  allotted  them,  subject  to  the  condition  that  they 
must  speedily  vacate  any  portion  thereof  that  may  be  in  the 
way  of  the  ball,  or  any  fielder  attempting  to  catch  or  field  it. 
The  triangular  space  behind  the  Home  Base  is  reserved  for  the 
exclusive  use  of  the  Umpire,  Catcher  and  Batsman,  and  the 
Umpire  must  prohibit  any  player  of  the  side  "  at  bat "  from 
crossing  the  same  at  any  time  while  the  ball  is  in  the  hands 
of  the  Pitcher  or  Catcher,  or  is  passing  between  them,  while 
standing  in  their  positions. 

(3)  Section  9  of  the  League  Constitution  makes  the  League 
Umpire  a  member  of  the  League.  During  the  progress  of  a 
game  he  is  the  sole  representative  of  the  League,  to  see  that 
the  game  is  played  and  determined  solely  on  its  merits,  and 
these  Rules  invest  him  with  ample  powers  to  accomplish  this 
purpose.  In  the  performance  of  his  duties  he  must  remember 
that  his  sole  allegiance  is  due  to  the  League. 

(4)  The  Umpire  is  master  of  the  Field  from  the  commence- 
ment to  the  termination  of  the  game,  and  must  compel  the 
players  to  observe  the  provisions  of  all  the  Playing  Rules,  and 
he  is  hereby  invested  with  authority  to  order  any  Player  to  do 
or  omit  to  do  any  act,  as  he  may  deem  it  necessary  to  give  force 
and  effect  to  any  and  all  of  such  provisions,  and  power  to  in- 
flict upon  any  player  disobeying  any  such  order  a  fine  of  not 
less  than  five  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense,  and 
to  impose  a  similar  fine  upon  any  player  who  shall  use  abusive, 
threatening  or  improper  language  to  the  Umpire,  audience,  or 
other  player,  and  when  the  Umpire  shall  have  so  punished  the 
player,  he  shall  not  have  the  power  to  revoke  or  remit  the 
penalty  so  inflicted.     (See  League  Contract,  paragraph  11). 

(5)  The  Umpire  shall  at  once  notify  the  Captain  of  the 
offending  player's  side  of  the  infliction  of  any  fine  herein  pro- 
vided for,  and  the  club  to  which  such  player  belongs  shall, 
upon  receipt  of  a  notice  of  said  fine   from   the  Secretary  of 


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the  League,  within  ten  days  transmit  the  amount  of  such  fine 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  League. 

(6)  In  case  the  LTmpire  imposes  a  fine  on  a  player,  or  de- 
clares a  game  forfeited,  he  shall  transmit  a  written  notice 
thereof  to  the  Secretary  of  the  League  within  twenty-four 
hours  thereafter ;  and  if  he  shall  fail  to  do  so,  he  shall  forfeit 
his  position  as  League  Umpire,  and  shall  forever  thereafter  be 
ineligible  to  umpire  any  League  game. 

Rule  69.  For  the  special  benefit  of  the  patrons  of  the 
game,  and  because  the  offenses  specified  are  under  his  im- 
mediate jurisdiction,  and  not  subject  to  appeal  by  players,  the 
attention  of  the  Umpire  is  particularly  directed  to  possible 
violations  of  the  purpose  and  spirit  of  the  Rules,  of  the  fol- 
lowing character : 

1.  Laziness  or  loafing  of  players  in  taking  their  places  in 
the  field,  or  those  allotted  them  by  the  Rules  when  their  side  is 
at  the  bat,  and  especially  any  failure  to  keep  the  bats  in  the 
racks  provided  for  them ;  to  be  ready  (two  men)  to  take  posi- 
tion as  Batsmen,  and  to  remain  upon  the  Players'  Bench, 
except  when  otherwise  required  by  the  Rules. 

2.  Any  attempt  by  players  of  the  side  at  bat,  by  calling  to  a 
fielder,  other  than  the  one  designated  by  his  Captain,  to  field  a 
ball,  or  by  any  other  equally  disreputable  means  seeking  to 
disconcert  a  fielder. 

3.  Indecent  or  improper  language  addressed  by  a  player  to 
the  audience,  the  Umpire,  or  any  player. 

In  any  of  these  cases  the  Umpire  should  promptly  fine  the 
offending  player. 

4.  The  Rules  make  a  marked  distinction  between  hindrance 
of  an  adversary  in  fielding  a  batted  or  a  thrown  ball.  This  has 
been  done  to  rid  the  game  of  the  childish  excuses  and  claims 
formerly  made  by  a  Fielder  failing  to  hold  a  ball  to  put  out  a 
Base  Runner,  but  there  may  be  cases  of  a  Base  Runner  so 
flagrantly  violating  the  spirit  of  the  Rules  and  of  the  Game  in 
obstructing  a  Fielder  from  fielding  a  thrown  ball,  that  it  would 
become  the  duty  of  the  Umpire,  not  only  to  declare  the  Base 
Runner  "out"  (and  to  compel  any  succeeding  Base  Runners 
to  hold  their  bases),  but  also  to  impose  a  heavy  fine  upon  him. 
For  example:  If  the  Base  Runner  plainly  strike  the  ball  while 
passing  him,  to  prevent  its  being  caught  by  a  Fielder:  if  he 
hold  a  Fielder's  arms  so  as  to  disable  him  from  catching  the 
ball,  or  if  he  knock  the  Fielder  down  with  his  fist  for  the  same 
purpose. 

5.  In  the  case  of  a  "  Block,1'  if  the  person  not  engaged  in 
the  game  should  retain  possession  of  the  ball,  or  throw,  or  kick 
it  beyond  the  reach  of  the    Fielders  the  Umpire    should    call 


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u  Time,'*  and  require  each  Base  Runner  to  stop  at  the  last  base 
touched  by  him,  until  the  ball  be  returned  to  the  Pitcher,  stand- 
ing in  his  position. 

6.  The  Umpire  must  call  "  Play  "  at  the  exact  time  adver- 
tised for  beginning  a  game,  and  any  player  not  then  ready  to 
take  the  position  allotted  him,  must  be  promptly  fined  by  the 
Umpire. 

7.  The  Umpire  is  only  allowed,  by  the  Rules,  to  call 
11  Time  "  in  case  of  an  accident  to  himself  or  a  player,  or  in 
case  of  rain,  as  defined  by  the  Rules.  The  practice  of  players 
suspending  the  game  to  discuss  or  contest  a  decision  with  the 
Umpire,  is  a  gross  violation  of  the  Rules,  and  the  Umpire 
should  promptly  fine  any  player  who  interrupts  the  game  in 
this  manner. 

CLASS     VII. 

Scoring. 

Rule  70.  In  Order  to  Promote  Uniformity  in  Scoring 
Championship  Games,  the  following  instructions,  suggestions 
and  definitions  are  made  for  the  benefit  of  scorers  of  League 
clubs,  and  they  are  required  to  make  the  scores  mentioned  in 
Section  67  of  the  League  Constitution  in  accordance  therewith 

Batting. 

(1)  The  first  item  in  the  tabulated  score,  after  the  player's 
name  and  position,  shall  be  the  number  of  times  he  has  been 
at  bat  during  the  game.  Any  time  or  times  where  the  player 
has  been  sent  to  base  on  called  balls  shall  not  be  included  in 
this  column. 

(2)  In  the  second  column  should  be  set  down  the  runs  made 
by  each  player. 

(3)  In  the  third  column  should  be  placed  the  first  base  hits 
made  by  each  player.  A  base  hit  should  be  scored  in  the 
following  cases. 

When  the  ball  from  the  bat  strikes  the  ground  between  the 
foul  lines,  and  out  of  reach  of  the  fielders. 

When  a  hit  is  partially  or  wholly  stopped  by  a  fielder  in 
motion,  but  such  player  cannot  recover  himself  in  time  to 
handle  the  ball  before  the  striker  reaches  First  Base. 

When  the  ball  is  hit  so  sharply  to  an  infielder  that  he  cannot 
handle  it  in  time  to  put  out  a  man.  In  case  of  doubt  over  this 
class  of  hits,  score  a  base  hit  and  exempt  fielder  from  the 
charge  of  an  error. 

When  a  ball  is  hit  so  slowly  toward  a  fielder  that  he  cannot 
handle  it  in  time  to  put  out  a  man. 


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(4)  In  the  fourth  column  should  be  placed  to  the  credit  of 
each  player  the  total  bases  made  by  him  off  his  hits. 

Fielding. 

(5)  The  number  of  opponents  put  out  by  each  player  shall 
be  set  down  in  the  fifth  column.  Where  a  striker  is  given  out 
by  the  Umpire  for  a  foul  strike,  or  because  he  struck  out  of 
his  turn  the  put-out  shall  be  scored  to  the  Catcher. 

(6)  The  number  of  times  the  player  assists  shall  be  set 
down  in  the  sixth  column.  An  assist  should  be  given  to  each 
player  who  handles  the  ball  in  a  run-out  or  other  play  of  the 
kind. 

An  assist  should  be  given  to  a  player  who  makes  a  play  in 
time  to  put  a  runner  out,  even  if  the  player  who  should  com- 
plete the  play  fails,  through  no  fault  of  the  player  assisting. 

And  generally  an  assist  should  be  given  to  each  player  who 
handles  the  ball  from  the  time  it  leaves  the  bat  until  it  reaches 
the  player  who  makes  the  put-out,  or  in  case  of  a  thrown  ball, 
to  each  player  who  throws  or  handles  it  cleanly,  and  in  such  a 
way  that  a  put-out  results  or  would  result  if  no  error  were 
made  by  the  receiver. 

In  the  summary  of  the  game  should  be  credited  to  the 
pitcher  the  number  of  times  a  batsman  fails  to  hit  the  ball  on 
the  third  strike. 

(7)  An  error  should  be  given  for  each  misplay  which  allows 
the  striker  or  base-runner  to  make  one  or  more  bases,  when 
perfect  play  would  have  insured  his  being  put  out. 

An  error  should  be  given  to  the  pitcher  when  the  batsman  is 
given  first  base  on  "called  balls." 

In  scoring  errors  off  batted  balls,  see  (3)  of  this  rule. 

CLASS  VIII. 

CONSTRUCTION    AND    AMENDMENTS. 

Rule  71.  No  section  of  these  Rules  shall  be  construed  as 
conflicting  with  or  affecting  any  article  of  the  Constitution  of 
the  League. 

Rule  72.  No  Amendment  or  change  of  any  of  these  Rules 
shall  be  made,  except  in  the  manner  provided  in  the  Constitu- 
tion of  the  League. 


LEAGUE    CLUBS    FOR     1 884. 


99 


OFFICERS  AND  PLAYERS. 

The  following  is  an  official  list  of  the  Officers  of  the  Nation- 
al League  of  Professional  Base  Ball  Clubs,  and  Officers,  and 
Players  of  Clubs,  members  thereof,  for  the  season  of  1S84,  so 
far  as   completed,  March  8,  1884. 

A.  G.  MILLS,  President,  No.  92  Liberty  St.,  New  York  City. 
N.  E.  YOUNG,  Secretary,  P.  O.  Box  536,  Washington,  D. 
C.     Telegrams  to  Second  Auditor's  Office. 

DIRECTORS. 

A.  G.  Mills,  Chairman. 

A.  G.  Spalding,  Chicago,  111. 

A.  J.  Reach,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

W.~G.  Thompson,  Detroit,  Mich. 

T.  Edward  Allen,  Providence,  R.  I. 

BOSTON  BASE  BALL  ASSOCIATION,  OF  BOSTON, 
MASS. 


A.  H.  Soden,  President, 
No.  116  Water  St. 


Whitnev,  J.  E. 
Wise,  S.  W. 
Burdock,  J.  J. 
Crowley,  Wm.  M. 
Hackett,  M.  M. 


Horning,  Joseph 
Buffinton,  C.  G. 
Hines,  Michael 
Barrett,  Martin 
Gunning,  Thos. 


A.  J.  Chase,  Treasurer, 

No.  ^3  Pearl  St. 
Annis,  Wm.  P. 
Sutton,  E.  B. 
Moriartv,  Eugene 
Morrill,  J.  F. 
Manning,  Jas.  H. 


BUFFALO  BASE  BALL  CLUB,  OF  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 


Josiah  Jewett,  President. 


Hagan,  Arthur  F. 
Lillie,  Jas.  J. 
Force,  D.  W. 
White,  J.  L. 
Rowe,J.C. 


Serad,  Wm.  T. 
Collins,  Chas. 
GalvinJ.  F. 
Richardson,  H. 


Geo.  H.  Hughsox,  Secretary, 

No.  11  White  Building. 
Myers,  Geo.  D. 
Eggler,  David 
Brouthers,  D. 
O'Rourke,  Jas. 


CHICAGO  BALL  CLUB,  OF  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


A.  G.  Spalding,  President, 
No.  108  Madison  St. 


Anson,  A.  C. 
Gore,  Geo.  F. 
Flint,  F.  S. 
Pfeffer,  Fred. 
Depongher,  M. 
Young,  Douglas 


Lee,  Thos.  F. 
Williamson,  E.  N. 
Dairy  mple,  A. 
Sunday,  Wm. 
Goldsmith,  F.  E. 


Jno.  A.  Brown,  Secretary, 

No.  108  Michigan  Ave. 


Crosbv,  Geo.  W 
Kelly"  M.  J. 
Burns,  Thos.  E. 
Whiteley,  Guerdon 
Kinzie,  Walter  H. 


Graham,  Harry  W.  Corcoran,  L. 


ioo 


LEAGUE    CLUBS    FOR     1884. 


CLEVELAND      BASE      BALL     ASSOCIATION,     OF 
CLEVELAND,  O. 


C.  H.  Buckley,  President,  (Letters  to  G.  W.  Howe,   V.  Pres.) 
No.  6  Rouse  Block. 


Hotaling,  P.  J. 
Glasscock,  John  W. 
Moffitt,  L.  R. 
Evans,  Jacob 
Hoyle,  Jno.  R. 
Smith,  H.  W. 


Muldoon,  M. 
Briody,  Chas. 
McCormick,  Jas. 
Drake,  Lyman  D. 
Arundel,  Harry 
Evensen,  Chas.  H 


Phillips,  W.  B. 
Harkins,  Jno.  J. 
McGuire,  Jas. 
Mulholland,  D.  W. 
Ardner,  Jos.  H. 


DETROIT    BASE     BALL     ASSOCIATION,     OF     DE- 
TROIT, MICH. 

Hon.  W.  G.  Thompson,  President,  No.  206  Ra?idol$h  St. 
John  C.  Chapman,  Manager. 


Hanlon,  Edward 
Wood,  Fred.  L. 
Weidman,  Geo.  E. 
Meinke,  Frank  W. 
Geiss,  Wm. 


Shaw,  Fred  L. 
Farrell,  Joseph.  F. 
Maxwell,  Chas.  S. 
Prince,  W.  F. 
Walker,  Walter  S. 


Wood,  Geo.  A. 
Richardson,  A.  L. 
Bennett,  C.  W. 
Scott,  Milton.  P. 


PROVIDENCE     BASE     BALL     ASSOCIATION,      OF 
PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


Henry  T.  Root,  President. 


Nava,  Vincent 
Sweeney  Chas. 
Carroll/Cliff. 
Hines  Paul  A. 
Jones,  J.  A. 


Denny,  Jeremiah 
Radbourne,  Chas 
Start,  Joseph 
Gilligan,  B. 
Murray,  M.  J. 


J.  Edward  Allen,  V.  Pres., 

P.  O.  Box  73. 
Irwin,  Arthur  A. 
Farrell,  Jno. 
Bancroft  F.  C. 
Radford,  Paul  R. 


NEW    YORK    BASE  BALL    CLUB    OF  NEW    YORK 
CITY. 


Jno.  B.  Day,  President,  No.  121  Maiden  Lane. 

Creeden,  Dennis  Jones  Chas.  F.  Connor,  Rodger 

Troy,  Jno.  Clapp,Jno.  E. 

Tarbox,  D.  N.  Griffin,  Tobias  C. 

Kennedy,  M.  J.  Dorgan,  M.  C. 

McKinnon,  A.  Welch,  M. 


Ewing,  Wm. 
Caskin,  Edward  J. 
Richardson,  Daniel 
Gillespie,  P. 


BASE    BALL    GUIDE.  101 

PHILADELPHIA  BALL  CLUB,  OF  PHILADELPHIA, 

PENN. 

A.  J    Reach,  President,  Jno.  I.  Rogers,  Secrtary. 

Harry  Wright,  Manager,  17 10  Oxford  St. 
Coleman,  J.  F.  Ringo,  F.  C.  Farrar,  S.  D. 

Mulvey,  J.  H.  Remsen,  J.  J.  Andrews,  Geo.  Ed. 

Manning,  J.  E.  Ferguson,  C.  J  Purcell,  W.  A. 

McClellan,  W.  H.        Ford,  E.  L.  Chatfield,  W.  N. 

Daniels,  Lawrence      Heallv,  Jas.  J.  Knight,  Joe    W. 

Crowley,  Jno.  Cahill,  Jno.  F.  Fogarty,  Jas. 

Donaghue,  Jas.  Vinton,  Wm.  M.       Waring,  Sam'l  F. 

Ingraham,  Chas.         Allen,  Hezekiah         Reilly,  Chas.  E. 
Partrick,  Geo. 

THE  EASTERN  LEAGUE. 

This  new  body  has  signed  the  u National  Agreement"  and  is  a 
party  thereto.     The  players  signed  up  to  March  7,  1884,  are: 

Active,  Reading,  Pa., — James  Halpin,  Henry  Jacoby,  John 
Shappert,  Henry  J.  Boyle,  P.  N.  Freil,  Oharles  Gagus,  P.  Mee- 
gan,  Lewis  S.  Creekbaum,  C.  J.  Parsons,  F.  W.  Perkins,  John 
J.  Cullen  and  John  Grady. 

Allentown,  Pa., — Frank  Lanz,  Hugh  Galbraith,  Charles 
Alcot,  P.  McDonald,  Harvey  J,  Mohr,  H.  J.  Dehlman,  Thomas 
Henri,  E.  J.  Ward,  W.  J.  Devinney  and  John  Gilligan. 

Domestic,  Newark,  N.  J., — George  Weigand,  David  Pierson, 
A.  J.  Swan,  T.  L.  Hickman,  Edward  Cramer,  John  F.  Coogan, 
Edward  D.  Pierson  and  Charles  Hollenbeck. 

Harrisburgh,  Pa., — A.  M.  Slade,  John  Raccus,  Clinton  W. 
Caswell  and  Clifford  Rocker. 

Monumental,  Baltimore,  Md., — Daniel  Erick,  Elmer  Rous 
sey,  John  1.  Driscoll,  William  Rittenhouse,  Samuel  Landis,  Jo- 
seph Kappel,  H.  S.  Spence,  Joseph  Stanley,  John  Hanna,  John 
Brill,  James  Wilson,  Gilbert  Hatfield,  Stewart  Denham,  John 
Munce. 

Quickstep,  Wilmington,  Del., — William  G.  McCloskey. 
Emanuel  Snyder,  Thomas  Burns,  Dennis  P.  Casey,  Charles  J 
Bastian,  Andrew  Cusick,  James  Say,  Joseph  Simmons,  Daniel 
M.  Casey,  Thomas  S.  Lynch,  Henry  Miller. 

Trenton,  N.  J., — George  A.  Stone,  John  A.  Allen,  C.  B 
Murphy,  James  F.  Gerald,  James  Brouthers,  John  Shetzline, 
W.J.  Williams,  Marshal  Quinton,  Leo  Smith,  Henry  C.  Myers, 
William  G.  Schenck,  James  F.  Ryan. 

Virginia,  Richmond,  Va., — William  N.  Nash,  E.  I.  Sharps 
E.  C.  Glenn,  Henry  Morgan,  William  H.  Dugan,  E.J  Dugan, 
David  Cain,  E.  A.  Powell,  Paul  Latouche,  W.  E,  Stratton,  Jno. 
A.  Doyle,  R.  F.  Johnson,  William  Smiley. 


102 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


Record  of  Championship  Games  Played  during  the 
Season  of  1883. 


Date, 

1883. 


Cleveland  ve.  Buffalo 

Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

Philadelphia  vs.  Providence  . 
New  York  vs.  Boston 


Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo 

Philadelphia  vs.  Providence. 


Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo 

Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

New  York  vs.  Boston 

"         vs.  Providence  , 
Philadelphia  vs.  Boston.. 


New  York  vs.  Providence  , 

Chicago  vs.  Detroit 

Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland 


Names  op  Contestants. 


Chicago  vs.  Detroit 

New  York  vs.  Providence. 
Philadelphia  vs.  Boston... 

Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland 

Chicago  vs.  Detroit 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence. . 


Chicago  vs.  Philadelphia. . 

Buffalo  vs.  Boston 

Detroit  vs.  New  York 

Chicago  vs.  Philadelphia. , 

Detroit  vs.  New  York 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence 

Buffalo  vs.  Boston , 

Chicago  vs.  Philadelphia. 

"  New  York.., 

Cleveland  vs.  Boston  /...., 

Buffalo  vs.  Providence 

Detroit  vs.  Philadelphia  . 


Buffalo  vs.  Providence  , 
Chicago  vs.  New  York  . 
Cleveland  vs.  Boston . . . 


Chicago  vs.  New  York  . . 
Buffalo  vs.  Providence  . . 
Detroit  vs.  Philadelphia. 

"  New  York.... 

*'  ,       Providence... 


Where 
Played. 


Cleveland. . 

Detroit 

Philad'phia 
New  York. 

cc 

Detroit 

Cleveland. . 

Philad'phia 

cc 

Cleveland. . 
Detroit 

New  York. 

cc 

Philad'phia 

(C 

New  York. 
Chicago  .. . 
Buffalo  .... 

cc 

Chicago  . . . 
New  York. 
Philad'phia 
Buffalo  .... 
Chicago  . .. 
Cleveland.. 

(C 

Chicago  . . . 
Buffalo  .... 

Detroit 

Chicago  ... 
Detroit .... 
Cleveland. . 
Buffalo  .... 
Chicago  . . . 

tc 

Cleveland. . 
Buffalo  .... 

Detroit 

cc 

Buffalo  .... 

Chicago  ... 

Cleveland. . 

c« 

Chicago  . . . 
Buffalo  .... 
Detroit.... 


Winning 
Club. 


Cleveland 
Detroit .... 
Providence 
New  York 
cc 

Chicago  . . 

Buffalo 

Providence 

(C 

Cleveland. 
Chicago  . 
New  York 
Providence 
Boston 
cc 

Providence 
Detroit . . . 
Buffalo  . . . 
Cleveland. 
Detroit . . . 
Providence 
Boston  ... 
Buffalo . . . 
Detroit . . . 
Cleveland. 
Providence 
Chicago  . . 
Buffalo  . . . 
Detroit . . . 
Chicago  . . 
Detroit . . . 
Cleveland. 
Boston  .... 
Philad'phia 
Chicago  . . 
Cleveland. 
Buffalo  ... 
Philad'phia 
Detroit . . . 
Providence 
Chicago  . . 
Cleveland. 

cc 

Chicago  . . 
Providence 
Detroit 
New  York 
Detroit . . . 


Runs 
Scored. 


7 
7 
4 
7 
3 
5 
3 
4 
24 
3 
10 
10 

11 

11 

5 
3 

1 

5 
7 

14 
20 
6 
17 
5 
2 
11 
12 
12 
6 

5j4 

16 
12 
8 
2 
5 
4 
11 
9 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES.  JQg 

Recokd  op  Championship  Games.  —Continued. 


DATE, 

1883. 


Names  of  Contestants 


Where 
Played. 


RUNS 

Scored . 


Winning 
Club. 


May 


Chicago  vs.  Boston 

Cleveland  vs.  Philadelphia. 

Buffalo  vs.  New  York 

Chicago  vs.  Boston 


Detroit  vs.  Providence 

Cleveland  vs.  Philadelphia. 
"  New  York... 

Chicago  vs.  Providence 

Detroit  vs.  Boston 

Buffalo  vs.  Philadelphia  . . . 


Cleveland  vs.  New  York  . 
Chicago  vs.  Providence. . . 

Detroit  vs.  Boston 

Chicago  vs.  Providence  .. 

Detroit  vs.  Boston 

Buffalo  vs.  Philadelphia  . 
Philadelphia  vs.  Chicago. 


Boston  vs.  Cleveland  .... 

"  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Buffalo 
Providence  vs.  Cleveland. 
New  York  vs.  Detroit 


Philadelphia  vs.  Chicago. 
Providence  vs.  Cleveland. 
New  York  vs.  Detroit 


Boston  vs.  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Cleveland. 

Philadelphia  vs.  Chicago. 

"  Detroit.. 

Boston  vs.  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Cleveland. 
New  York  vs.  Chicago  . . . 
Providence  vs.  Buffalo  . . . 
Providence  vs.  Detroit  . . . 
New  York  vs.  Chicago . . . 
Boston  vs.  Cleveland 


New  York  vs.  Chicago  . . 
Providence  vs.  Buffalo  . . 
Philadelphia  vs.  Detroit. 


Boston  vs.  Cleveland... 
Providence  vs.  Buffalo  . 
New  York  vs.  Chicago  . 
"  Buffalo. 
Boston  vs.  Detroit , 


Chicago  . .. 
Cleveland.. 
Buffalo  .... 
Chicago  . .. 

Detroit 

Cleveland. . 

Chicago  . . . 

Detroit 

Buffalo .... 

Cleveland.. 
Chicago  . . . 

Detroit 

Chicago  . . . 
Detroit .... 
Buffalo  .... 
Philad'phia 

cc 

Boston 

IC 

Providence 

u 

New  York. 
<( 

Philad'phia 
Providence 
New  York. 

(C 

Boston 

Providence 
Philad'phia 

cc 

Boston 

Providence 
New  York. 
Providence 

New  York. 
Boston 

New  York., 

Providence' 

Philad'phia 

« 

Boston 

Providence 

New  York 

« 

Boston 


Chicago  . . . 
Philad'phia 
Buffalo  .... 
Chicago  . .. 

tC 

Detroit 

Cleveland. . 

Providence 
Detroit ... 
Buffalo  .... 

Cleveland. . 
Providence 
Detroit  . . . 
Chicago  . 

Boston 

Philad'phia 
Chicago . .. 

Boston 

(C 

Providence 
Cleveland. . 

Detroit 

New  York. 
Chicago  . . . 
Cleveland. . 
New  York. 

cc 

Buffalo  .... 
Providence 
Chicasro  . .. 

Detroit 

Boston 

Cleveland. . 
New  York. 
Providence 
Detroit . 
Chicago 
Boston  . 
Cleveland.. 
New  Yrork 
Providence 

Detroit 

Philad'phia 
Boston 
Providence 
New  York. 
Buffalo  .... 
Boston 


104 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


Record  of  Championship  Games.— Continued. 


DATS, 

jS88. 


Juno 


Philadelphia  vs.  Cleveland 

Providence  vs.  Chicago 

Philadelphia  vs.  Cleveland 

New  York  vs.  Buffalo , 

Providence  vs.  Chicago , 

Boston  vb  Detroit 


Philadelphia  vs.  Cleveland. . . 

New  York  vs.  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Chicago 


Names  op  Contestants. 


Philadelphia  vs.  Cleveland. 

New  York  vs.  Buffalo 

Boston  vs.  Detroit 

Philadelphia  vs.  Buffalo 

Boston  vs.  Chicago 

New  York  vs.  Cleveland — 

Providence  vs.  Detroit 

Philadelphia  vs.  Buffalo .... 

Boston  vs.  Chicago 

Providence  vs.  Detroit 

New  York  vs.  Cleveland. . . . 


Boston  vs.  Chicago 

Providence  vs.  Detroit. . . 
Philadelphia  vs.  Buffalo. 


Providence  vs.  Detroit., 

"  New  York. 
19  Boston  vs.  Philadelphia. 
20 

20 
20 


Providence  vs.  New  York. 
Cleveland  vs.  Detroit 


Boston  vs.  New  York 

Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 

Providence  vs.  Philadelphia. . 


Boston  vs.  New  York 

Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 

Cleveland  vs.  Detroit 

"  "   Chicago 

Providence  vs.  New  York. 
Boston  vs.  Philadelphia. .. 
Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 


Boston  vs.  Philadelphia.. . 
Providence  vs.  New  York. 
Boston  "  " 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 


Where 
Played. 


Philad'phia 
Providence 
Philad'phia 
New  York. 
Providence 
Boston 


Philad'phia 
New  York. 
Providence 

Philad'phia 
New  York. 

Boston 

Philad'phia 

Boston 

New  York. 
Providence 
Philad'phia 

Boston 

Providence 
New  York. 

Boston 

Providence 
Philad'phia 

CC 

Providence 
cc 

Boston 

cc 

Providence 

Cleveland.. 

<( 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 

Providence 

<( 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland.. 

cc 

Providence 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 

cc 

Boston 

Providence 
Boston — 
Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland. . 


Winning 
Club. 


Runs 
Scored. 


Cleveland. , 
Providence 
Cleveland. . 
Buffalo  .... 
Chicago  .. 
Boston 


Cleveland. . 
New  York. 
Providence 

cc 

Philad'phia 
New  York. 

Boston 

Philad'phia 

Boston 

New  York. 
Providence 
Buffalo.... 
Chicago  . .. 
Providence 
Cleveland.. 
New  York. 

Boston 

Providence 
Philad'phia 

Buffalo 

Providence 


Boston. 


New  York. 
Detroit.  J... 
Cleveland. . 
New  York. 
Buffalo.... 
Providence 

cc 

Boston 

Buffalo 

Cleveland. . 

cc 

Providence 

Boston 

Buffalo 

cc 

Boston 

Providence 

Boston 

Detroit .... 
Chicago  ... 


LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES 


105 


Record  of  Championship  Games. — Continued. 


Date, 
1883. 


June  26 

"  27 

"  27 

«  27 

"  28 

■«  28 

«  29 

"  29 

M  29 

"  29 

"  30 

"  30 


Names  op  Contestants 


Providence  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 


Detroit  vs.  Chicago 

Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo 

Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 

Boston  vs.  New  York 

New  York  vs.  Philadelphia. . 

Providence  vs.  Boston 

Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 


Boston  vs.  Providence 

Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 

Philadelphia  vs.  New  York. . . . 


Boston  vs.  Providence 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 

Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 

New  York  vs.  Philadelphia — 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 

Providence  vs.  Boston 

PhiladTa  vs.  Providence,  A.  m. 

"  "   Boston,  p.  M 

New  York  vs.       "      a.  m 

"  "   Providence,  p.m 

Chicago  vs.  Cleveland,  a.  m...  . 

"  "  P.M.... 

Detroit  vs.  Buffalo 

New  York  vs.  Providence.. 

Detroit  vs.  Buffalo 


Chicago  vs.  Cleveland 

Philadelphia  vs.  Boston. .. 

New  York  vs.  Providence. , 

Chicago  vs.  Cleveland 

Detroit  vs.  Providence 

Buffalo  vs.  New  York 


Cleveland  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 

Chicago  vs.  Providence 

Detroit  vs.  Boston 


Chicago  vs.  Providence 

Buffalo  vs.  New  York 

Cleveland  vs.  Philadelphia 


Chicago  vs.  Providence. 
Buffalo  vs.  New  York  . . , 


Detroit  vs.  Boston. 


Where 
Played. 


Providence 

Detroit 

Cleveland. . 

Detroit 

Boston 

New  York . 
Providence 

Detroit 

Chicago.. .. 

Boston 

Detroit 

Philad'phia 

U 

Boston 

Chicago.. . 

Detroit 

New  York . 
Chicago — 
Providence 
Philad'phia 

IC 

New  York . 

Chicago 

Detroit 

New  York  . 
Detroit 

Chicago 

Philad'phia 
ii 

New  York . 

Chicago 

Detroit 

Buffalo  .... 

Cleveland. . 

Chicago 

Detroit 


Chicago — 
Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland. . 

Chicago 

Buffalo  .... 


Detroit. 


Winning 
Club. 


Philad'phia 
Providence 
Chicago.. . 
Cleveland. 


Boston 

New  York 
Providence 
Cleveland 
Chicago. 
«c 

Boston. . 
Cleveland, 
New  York 


Boston — 
Chicago... 
Cleveland. 
New  York 

Chicago 

Providence 


Boston 

New  York 


Cleveland. 
Chicago.. . 
Buffalo  . . . 
Providence 
Detroit. 


Cleveland. 
Boston — 


Providence 
Cleveland. 
Providence 
Buffalo  . . . 

Cleveland. 
Chicago... 
Boston 


Providence 

New  York 

Cleveland, 

«« 

Chicago. 
Buffalo  . 


Detroit. , 


JRuns 
Scored. 


♦Forfeited  by  Providence. 


106 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


Record  op  Championship  Games.— Continued. 


Date, 

1883. 


Names  of  Contestants. 


Where 
Played. 


Winning 
Club. 


Runs 
Scored. 


£0 


July  13 
14 

14 

14 
14 
17 
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IT 
IT 
18 
18 
18 
18 
19 
19 
19 
19 
20 
21 
21 
21 
21 
23 
24 
24 
25 
25 
25 
25 
26 
26 
£26 
L26 
27 
28 
28 
28 
28 
SO 
31 
31 
31 
31 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 


Cleveland  vs.  Philadelphia 

((  Ct 

Detroit  vs.  Boston 

Chicago  vs.  Providence .... 

Buffalo  vs.  New  York 

"       «       Philadelphia. 
Cleveland  vs.  New  York. . . 

Chicago  vs.  Boston 

Detroit  vs.  Providence 

Chicago  vs.  Boston 

Cleveland  vs.  New  York. .. 
Buffalo  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 

a  a 

Cleveland  vs.  New  York. .. 

Detroit  vs.  Providence 

Chicago  vs.  Boston 

Cleveland  vs.  New  York. . . 

u  u 

Chicago  vs.  Boston 

Detroit  vs.  Providence 

Buffalo  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 

"       "     Boston 

c«  « 

Chicago  vs.  Philadelphia.. 

it  a 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence. . 

Detroit  vs.  New  York 

Buffalo  vs.  Boston 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence. . 

Detroit  vs.  New  York 

Chicago  vs.   Philadelphia. 
Detroit  vs.  New  York 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence. 
Chicago  vs.  Philadelphia. . 

Buffalo  vs.  Boston 

Cleveland  vs.  Providence.. 
"  "    Boston 

Chicago  vs.  New  York 

Buffalo  vs.  Providence 

Detroit  vs.  Philadelphia. .. 

Buffalo  vs.  Providence 

Chicago  vs.  New  York 

Cleveland  vs.  Boston 

Chicago  vs.  New  York 

Buffalo  vs.  Providence. .... 
Detroit  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 


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Detroit  . . 

Chicago  . . 

Buffalo  . . . 

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Detroit 

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Buffalo 
Cleveland.. 

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Buffalo 
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Chicago 

Buffalo 
Detroit . . . . 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


107 


Record  of  Championship  Games — Continued. 


Date, 

1883. 


Names  of  Contestants. 


Detroit  vs.  Philadelphia. 

Buffalo  vs.  Providence 

Chicago  vs.  New  York , 

4j  Cleveland  vs.  Boston 

7 Philadelphia  vs.  New  York., 

7  Providence  vs.  Boston 

7  Detroit  vs.  Chicago , 

7  Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo 


Boston  vs .  Providence 

New  York  vs.  Philadelphia 

Detroit  vs.  Chicago 


Boston  vs.  Providence 

Cleveland  vs.  Buffalo 

Philadelphia  vs.  New  York  . 
New  York  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 

Boston  vs.  Providence 

Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 

Cleveland  vs.  Detroit 


Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 

New  York  vs.  Philadelphia. . 
Providence  vs.  New  York  . . . 

Boston  vs.  Philadelphia 

Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 

Cleveland  vs.  Detroit 


Providence  vs.  New  York. 
Boston  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 
Buffalo  vs.  Chicago 


Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 

Providence  vs.  New  York. 
Boston  vs.  Philadelphia. . . 

Boston  vs.  New  York 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit. 


Providence  vs.  Philadelphia. , 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 

Buffalo  vs.  Detroit 


Boston  vs.  New  York 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago 

Providence  vs.  Philadelphia. 


Detroit  vs.  Buffalo 

Cleveland  vs.  Chicago. 
Boston  vs.  New  York. . 
Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 


Where 
Played. 


Detroit. . . , 

Buffalo  . . 

Chicago.., 

Cleveland 

Phiiad'phia 

Providence 

Detroit 

Cleveland. . 
n 

Boston 

New  York. 
Detroit 

a 

Boston 

Cleveland. . 
Philad'phia 
New  York. 

Boston 

Buffalo 

Cleveland. . 
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New  York. 
Providence 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland.. 

a 

Providence 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 


Cleveland. . 
Providence 
Boston 


Cleveland. . 
Buffalo  .... 
Providence 
Cleveland. . 
Buffalo.... 

Boston 

Cleveland.. 

Providence 

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Detroit 

Cleveland. . 

Boston 

Chicago  . . . 


Winning 
Club. 


Philad'phia 
Buffalo  . . . 

Chicago 

Boston 

New  York.. 

Boston 

Detroit 

Cleveland. . 
Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

New  York. 

Detroit 

Chicago.... 

Boston 

Cleveland.. 
Philad'phia 
New  York. 
Providence 

Chicago 

Cleveland.. 

Detroit 

Chicago 

New  York. 


Boston 

Buffalo 
Detroit 

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Providence 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 


Cleveland. . 
New  York. 

Boston 

New  York. 
Cleveland.. 
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Providence 
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Buffalo  .... 


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Cleveland. . 

Providence 

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Detroit 

Chicago 

New  Ycrk. 
Chicago 


Runs 
Scored. 


C   3 


108 


LEAGUE   CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


Record  of  Championship  Games. — Continued. 


Cats, 
1883. 


Names  of  Contestants. 


Where 
Plated. 


Winning 
Club. 


Runs 
Scored. 


•25 


Aug. 


Sept. 


Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 

New  York  vs.  Philadelphia. . 

Providence  vs.  Boston 

Chicago  vs.  Buffalo 

Boston  vs.  Providence 

Philadelphia  vs.  New  York. 
Detroit  vs.  Cleveland 


Detroit . . . 
Chicago.  .. 
New  York.. 
Providence 
Chicago.... 

Boston 

Philad'phia 
Detroit.. 


Detroit 

Chicago 

New  York. 
Providence 
Chicago.... 

Boston 

New  York. 
Cleveland.. 


Boston  vs.  Providence 

New  York  vs.  Philadelphia.. 

Chicago  vs.  Cleveland 

Detroit  vs.  Buffalo 


Boston 

New  York. 
Chicago  . . . 
Detroit 


Chicago  vs.  Cleveland 

Philadelphia  vs.  Providence. 
New  York  vs.  Boston 


Philadelphia  vs.  Providence  , 

Philadelphia  vs.  Boston 

Chicago  vs.  Cleveland , 

New  York  vs.  Providence 

Philadelphia  vs.  Providence. 

Detroit  vs .  B  aff alo , 

New  York  vs.  Boston , 

Chicago  vs.  Detroit , 

Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland 


Chicago  vs.  Detroit.. 


Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland... 
Providence  vs.  Boston. 


Philadelphia  vs.  New  York. . 


Buffalo  vs.  Cleveland. . 
Boston  vs.  Providence. 
Chicago  vs.  Detroit — 
Boston  vs.  Chicago 


New  York  vs.  Buffalo  . . 
Providence  vs.  Detroit. 
Boston  vs.  Chicago  ... 


Philadelphia  vs.  Cleveland. 

Providence  vs.  Detroit 

New  York  vs.  Buffalo    

Phila.  vs.  Cleveland,  a.  m 

"  "  P.M.... 

Providence  vs.  Detroit 

Boston  vs.  Detroit 


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Philadrphia 
New  York. 

Philad'phia 

Chicago  . .. 
New  York. 
Philad'phia 
Detroit  . . . 
New  York 
Chicago  . . 
Buffalo 


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Buffalo 
Providence 
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New  York. 
Providence 
Boston 

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Providence 
New  York. 
Philad'phia 
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Boston 


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New  York. 
Chicago.... 

Detroit 

Buffalo  .... 
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Providence 
Boston 

Providence 

Boston 

Chicago  . .. 
New  York. 
Philad'phia 
Buffalo  .... 

Boston 

Chicago 

Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland.. 
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Buffalo 

Providence 

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Philad'phia 
New  York. 

Buffalo 

Boston 

Chicago 

Boston 

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Buffalo  .... 
Providence 

Boston 

cc 

Cleveland. . 
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New  York 
Cleveland.. 

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Boston.. 


LEAGUE  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAMES. 


109 


Record  of  Championship  Games. — Gontirmed. 


Date, 


Names  or  Contestants. 


Sept.  15  Providence  vs.  Chicago — 
''     15  Philadelphia  vs.  Buffalo.. 

17  New  York  vs.  Cleveland. . 

18  Boston  vs.  Detroit 

18  Providence  vs.  Chicago . . . 
18  Philadelphia  vs.  Buffslo. . 

18  New  York  vs.  Cleveland. . 

19  Boston  vs.  Detroit 

19  Providence  vs.  Cnicago — 

19  Philadelphia  vs.  Buffalo. . . 

20  New  York  vs.  Cleveland. . 

21  Providence  "         " 
21  New  York  vs.  Chicago..  . . 
21  Boston  vs-  Buffalo 

21  Philadelphia  vs.  Detroit. . . 

22  Providence  vs.  Cleveland. . 
22  New  York  vs.  Chicago. 

22  Boston  vs.  Buffalo 

25 1 Providence  vs.  Cleveland. 

25: New  York  vs.  Chicago 

25  Philadelphia  vs.  Detroit. 

25  Boston  vs.  Buffalo. 

26 

26 

27 

27 

27 

27 

28 


Philadelphia  vs.  Detroit.., 
"  "    Chicago., 

New  York  vs.  Detroit 

Boston  vs.  Cleveland 

Providence  vs.  Buffalo. . . , 


Boston  vs.  Cleveland , 

New  York  vs.  Detroit.. .. 
Philadelphia  vs.  Chicago. 


28 
28 
29 
29 
29 
29  Providence  vs.  Buffalo., 


New  York  vs.  Detroit. 
Boston  vs.  Cleveland. , 


Winning: 
Club. 


Providence 
Philaderia 
New  York. . 

Boston 

Providence 
PhiladePia 
New  York.. 

Boston 

Providence 
PhiladeFia 
New  York.. 
Providence 
New  York.. 

Boston 

PhiladePia 
Providence 
New  York- 
Boston 

Providence 
New  York.. 
PhiladePia 
Boston 

C( 

PhiladePia 

cc 

New  York.. 
Boston.  ... 
Providence 


Boston 

New  York.. 

PhiladePia 

«( 

New  York.. 

Boston 

Providence 


Where 
Played. 


Runs 
Scored  . 


Chicago. 
Buffalo  . 
New  York- 
Boston 

Chicago.... 
Buffalo  .... 
Cleveland. . 

Boston 

Providence 
PhiladePia 
New  York.. 
Providence 
New  York.. 
Buffalo  .... 

Detroit 

Providence 
Chicago.... 

Boston 

Cleveland. . 
CMcago.... 
Detroit .... 
Boston 


Detroit .... 
Chicago.... 
Detroit 

Boston 

Buffalo  .... 
Providence 

Boston 

Detroit .... 
Chicago.... 

New  York.. 

Boston 

Buffalo.... 


S  6 


2  »-5 

So 


Total.. 


3197  1316 


Total  Number  of  Runs  Scored,  4,513. 


Boston 668 

Chicago 680 

P-o*\dcnce 634 

Cleveland 464 

Buffaio 603 


RITNS   SCORED  BY  CLUBS 


Opponents   457 
540 


New  York 527   Opponents   574 

Detroit 498  "  625 

Philadelphia 439         "  884 


Total. 


.4513 


Average  numher  of  runs  scored  per  game  by  winning  clubs 8.19 

Average  number  of  runs  scored  per  game  by  losing  clubs 3.37 


110 


BATTING    RECORD. 


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422 
111 
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332 
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238 
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73 
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71 
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74 
57 
60 
37 
76 
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0.83 
1.15 
0.83 
0.87 
1.06 
1.07 
0.85 
0.67 
0.67 
0.81 
0.70 
1.03 
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0.57 
0.95 
0.97 
0.81 
0.71 
0.70 
0.68 
0.62 
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0.66 
0.72 
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1.08 
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0.74 
0.74 
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179 
188 
176 
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198 
207 
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173 
172 
178 
181 
163 
183 
146 
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174 
130 
131 
135 
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1.92 

12 
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18 

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New  York 

Providence 

Detroit 

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1.88 

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1.69 

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Providence 

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1.69 

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(  Dorgan 

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1.19 
1.04 
1.02 
1.31 

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50 

51 
52 

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Philadelphia 

Cleveland 

Buffalo 

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j  Coleman 

(  Briody 

Lillie 

1.05 
1.16 
0.97 
1.22 

53 
54 

j  McClellan    . . 

(  Farrar 

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Philadelphia 

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Boston  .   

Cleveland 

Chicago 

Philadelphia 

New  lork 

Buffalo 

1.37 
1.20 
1.11 

55 
56 
57 

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(  Hankinson  . .. 

Galvin 

j  Mansell 

1  Sweeney 

Smith  

Troy 

1.14 
1.20 
1.10 
1.13 
1.10 

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1.03 

08 

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Boston 

1.00 
1.17 

60 

New  York 

Buffalo 

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Radford 

Doyle 

Gifligan 

Burns 

Shaw 

Chicago 

1.19 

68 

Boston 

0.91 

64 
65 
66 

Philadelphia 

Providence 

Detroit 

0.87 
0.95 
0.97 

67 

Philadelphia 
New  York 

Detroit 

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69 
70 

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0.68 
0.78 
0.84 

71 
72 
73 
74 

Cleveland 

Philadelphia 

New  York 

Cleveland 

Philadelphia 

New  York 

0.67 
0.72 
0.50 
0.38 

75 
76 

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Pierce  

0.50 
0.38 

112 


LEAGUE    FIELDING   AVERAGES. 


FIELDING    AVEBAGES. 

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98 
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Providence . . 

Boston 

Cleveland  . . . 

Buffalo   

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Detroit 

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93 

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98 
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178 

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104 

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825 

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Chicago 

807 

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Buffalo 

793 

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Philadelphia 

784 

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LEAGUE   FIELDING   AVERAGES. — CONTINUED.     113 


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Buffalo 

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Boston 

Cleveland . . 
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Detroit 

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Buffalo 

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Humphries 


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New  York... . 

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Buffalo 

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Buffalo 

Cleveland 

Boston 

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Detroit. 

Providence. . . 

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New  York. . . 


470 
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859 
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115 


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SCHEDULE  OF 

LEAGUE 

GAMES  FOR  1884. 

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4 

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W 

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1 

PL. 

June 

11 

May 

21 

May    24 

May 

13 

May    10 

May      1 

May      3 

it 

12 

44 

22 

44       26 

44 

14 

44      12 

2 

5 

w 

13 

44 

23 

44       27 

44 

17 

14       15 

6 

8 

Chicago. 

*• 

14 

June 

18 

June   16 

" 

19 

"       16 

7 

9 

July 

11 

44 

19 

17 

Aug. 

19 

Aug.    21 

Sept.     2 

Sept.     8 

'• 

12 

July 

22 

July    17 

44 

20 

44       23 

3 

11 

14 

4* 

23 

14       18 

44 

26 

44       27 

4 

44      11 

" 

15 

ii 

24 

44       19 

44 

30 

44      28 

6 

44      13 

May    29 

May 

24 

May    21 

May 

10 

May     13 

May      3 

May      1 

*  "      80 

44 

26 

14      22 

44 

12 

44       14 

5 

2 

t"      30 

44 

27 

44       23 

44 

15 

44       17 

8 

6 

Detroit. 

44      81 

June 

16 

June  18 

44 

16 

44       19 

9 

7 

July    26 

44 

17 

44       19 

Aug. 

21 

Aug.    19 

Sept,     9 

Sept.     1 

»       28 

July 

17 

July    22 

44 

23 

44       20 

44      10 

"      29 

44 

18 

44       23 

44 

27 

44       26 

44      11 

4 

"       80 

" 

19 

44       24 

44 

28 

44       30 

44       13 

6 

June     6 

June 

2 

June  11 

May 

3 

May      1 

May    10 

May    13 

7 

44 

3 

'•      12 

44 

5 

2 

44       12 

44      14 

9 

u 

4 

44       13 

44 

8 

6 

44       15 

44       17 

Cleveland. 

11       10 

Aug      2 

Aug. 

5 

9 

44      14 
July    26 

Sept. 

9 
2 

7 
Sept.     4 

44       16 
Aug.    26 

44      19 
Aug.   19 

4 

M 

11 

44       28 

3 

6 

44       27 

44      20 

5 

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12 

44       29 

44 

9 

44      10 

44       28 

44      22 

6 

'■* 

13 

44       80 

ii 

13 

44      11 

44       30 

44       23 

June     2 

June 

6 

May 

29 

May 

1 

May      3 

May    13 

May    10 

3 

44 

7 

*  ** 

30 

44 

2 

44        5 

4"       14 

44      12 

4 

" 

9 

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30 

44 

6 

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44      15 

Buffalo. 

5 
Aug,     9 

44      11 

Aug, 

10 
2 
4 

July 

31 
11 
12 

Sept. 

7 
4 
6 

9 
Sept.     2 

44       19 

Aug.    19 

44       20 

44      16 
Aug.   25 

44      27 

44       12 

44 

5 

44 

14 

44 

10 

9 

41       21 

44       28 

'•       13 

44 

6 

41 

15 

44 

11 

44      13 

44       23 

"       30 

June  21 

June 

26 

July 

5 

July      1 

June     6 

May    22 

May    20 

"       23 

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44 

7 

44        2 

9 

44       23 

44      21 

44       24 

" 

28 

44 

8 

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44      27 

44       24 

Boston. 

44       25 

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30 

44 

9 

*«         4 

44      13 

44       28 

44      26 

Sept.    16 

Sept. 

23 
24 

Sept. 
Oct, 

30 
1 

Oct.      7 

8 

July    12 

44      15 

July    26 
44      28 

July    29 
44      30 

44       18 

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9 

Aug.    11 

Aug.     2 

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44       20 

44 

27 

44 

4 

44       11 

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June   26 

June 

21 

July 

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July      5 

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May    20 

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44      27 

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23 

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2 

7 

44 

10 

44       21 

44      23 

14       28 

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24 

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4 

8 

44 

12 

14       24 

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"       30 

Sept.   23 

"       24 

Sept. 

25 
16 
17 

Oct. 

4 

7 
8 

9 
Sept.  30 
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July 

14 
11 
14 

44       26 

July    29 

44      30 

44      28 

July    26 

44      28 

44       25 

44 

18 

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2 

Aug. 

9 

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11       27 

44 

20 

11 

11 

44         4 

44 

12 

6 

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26 

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28 

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4 

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44      13 

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9 
Sept.   30 
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4 

7 
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Sept. 

30 
16 

17 

44       25 

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5 

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17 

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44       18 

44      14 

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44      15 

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The  Niagara  Falls  Route.  '  * 


T^e  way  the  League  Clubs  Travel 

The  cities  that  have  representative  clubs  contesting  for  the 
championship  pennant  this  year  are:  Chicago,  Boston,  New 
York,  Providence,  Buffalo,  Detroit,  Cleveland  and  Philadelphia. 
All  of  these  cities  are  joined  together  by  the  Michigan  Central 
Railroad.  This  road  has  enjoyed  almost  a  monopoly  of  Base 
Ball  travel  in  former  years,  by  reason  of  its  quick  time  and 
first-class  accommodations,  first-class  implying  all  possible 
comfort  and  elegance  in  Sleeping  Cars,  Day  Coaches,  and 
Smoking  Cars,  and  particularly  its  sumptuous  Dining  Cars. 
It  is  luxury  to  eat  and  fly,  which  must  be  experienced  in  order 
to  be  appreciated. 

The  through  trains  of  the  Michigan  Central  pass  through 
Detroit,  and  run  in  full  view  of  "Niagara  Falls."  It  is  the  only 
road  that  does  this,  and  the  only  road  that  runs  trains  to 
Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.,  and  Niagara  Falls,  Ont.  It  is  the  only 
road  under  a  single  management  from  Chicago  to  Niagara 
Falls  and  Buffalo,  and  runs  Palace  Cars  through  without  change 
between  Chicago  and  Boston,  and  New  York.  Information  in 
regard  to  rates,  routes,  accommodations,  etc.,  will  be  furnished 
by  any  of  the  company's  agents  on  application. 

0.  W.  RUGGLES, 

Gen'l  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt.,  Chicago. 

F.  I.  WHITNEY, 

Asst,  Gen'l  Pass,  and  Ticket  Agt,  Chicago. 


TO   THE 

NORTHWEST  AND  THE  FAR  WEST 

No  highway  of  travel  has  received  more  flattering 
notices  from  the  public  than  the  Chicago,  Milwau- 
kee &  St.  Paul  Railway,  the  pioneer  short  line, 
and  the  popular  route  to  the  Northwest  and  the  Far 
West.  Whether  one's  Mecca  be  Omaha,  St.  Paul, 
Minneapolis  or  Dakota,  on  the  different  branches  of 
this  much-traveled  thoroughfare,  or  even  if  one's  des- 
tination be  to  points  still  more  remote,  it  presents, 
without  a  doubt,  the  greatest  advantages  to  the 
traveler  in  his  westward  course.  Apart  from  its  ex- 
cellent road-bed,  its  fine  coaches,  and  the  grand 
scenery  through  which  it  passes,  its  dining  cars  and  ser- 
vice are  probably  the  most  sumptuous  of  any  railroad 
in  the  world.  Indeed,  the  Western  lines,  and  notably 
the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul,  fairly  lead 
their  Eastern  rivals  in  the  matter  of  comforts  adminis- 
tered to  their  passengers.  So  that  with  statistics  to 
show  one's  life  is  safer  in  the  average  railway  train 
than  when  sitting  in  one's  home  or  when  engaged  in 
one's  legitimate  business,  the  traveler  who  places  him- 
self under  the  guardianship  of  a  well-regulated  rail- 
way may  prosecute  his  journey  with  a  feeling  of 
security  and  comfort  as  great  as  when  reclining  in  his 
arm-chair  amid  his  own  lares  et  penates. 

For  the  benefit  of  those  desiring  to  emigrate  to 
Dakota  and  other  localites  in  the  Northwest  and  Far 
West,  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul 
Railway  Company  has  published  an  illustrated 
pamphlet  full  of  common  sense  facts  and  valuable 
information  and  statistics,  which  will  be  sent  free  of 
charge,  by  addressing  A.  V.  H.  Carpenter,  General 
Passenger  Agent,  Milwaukee,  Wis, 


-TMB- 


CHICAGO  HERALD! 

THE  BEST  AND  BRIGHTEST 

DAILY  PAP1B  IH  THE  WIST. 


The  Herald's  Sporting  Department  has  made  it  the 
favorite  journal  of  all  interested  in  base  ball,  trotting,  racing, 
bicycling,  boating  and  billiards. 

During  the  season  of  1884  it  will  print  telegraphic  scores 
of  base  ball  games,  and  its  every  issue  will  contain  reports  of 
all  sporting  events  of  interest  to  the  public.  Lovers  of  sport 
should  read 

Twm  Chicago  iiimi. 

It  is  compact,  cheery  and  newsy,  and  a  superior  daily  journal 
in  all  respects. 


Is  largely  devoted  to  sports  and  the  drama,  and  is  the  favorite 
Sunday  newspaper  of  Chicago.  It  is  taken  by  clubs  and 
gymnasiums  in  all  parts  of  the  country,  and  kept  on  file. 

IT  IS  SENT  BY  MAIL   ONE  YEAR,  POSTPAID,  FOR  $2.00. 

Daily  and  Sunday,  $8  Per  Year. 


Address, 

Tli©  Chicago  Herald, 

120  &  122  Fifth  Avenue, 
JAMES  W.  teatt,  Publisher.  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


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BEST  BASE  BALL  PAPER  IN  THE 
COUNTRY 


The  Commercial  Gazette  devotes  more  space  to  base  ball 
news  and  gossip  than  any  paper  published  in  the  United  States. 
Its  department  seeks  to  avoid  stale,  second-hand  paragraphs, 
and  nearly  every  line  is  original.  During  the  season  of  1884 
this  paper  will  contain  full  telegraphic  reports  and  scores  of 
championship  games,  wherever  played,  from  Boston  to  St. 
Louis. 


livery  61ufi  ^;oom  ^f[cu!3  $f  are  It  On  Igile. 

No  player  or  lover  of  the  game  should  be  without  it. 


TERMS. 

Sunday  Edition — Six  Months ,  $1  00 

Daily  Edition — Six  Months,  (Exclusive  of  Sunday). .     6  00 


Address, 

Commercial  Gazette  Office, 


THE: 

CHICAGO  TRIBMK 

The  Western  Sporting  Authority. 


The  Sunday  Edition  of  The  Chicago  Tri- 
bune, and  the  Daily  Edition  throughout  the  playing 
season  of  1884,  will  be  found,  as  heretofore,  indispen- 
sable to  those  who  desire  accurate,  reliable,  and  com- 
prehensive base  ball  records  and  reports. 

Every  club  and  club-room  should  keep  The  Sun- 
day Tribune  on  file. 

THE  TURF  DEPARTMENT 

of  The  Tribune  is  universally  admitted  to  be  without 
an  equal,  and  during  1884  it  will  be  still  further  im- 
proved. Special  telegraphic  reports  of  the  principal 
running  and  trotting  meetings  will  be  furnished,  and 
particular  attention  be  given  to  the  performances  of 
the  American  horses  in  England. 

In  other  departments  of  sport  The  Tribune  will 
maintain  the  superiority  it  has  so  long  enjoyed. 

TIEIRIMIS:: 

SUNDAY  EDITION,  16  Pages,  per  year,  -  $  2.00 
DAILY  TRIBUNE,  including  Sunday,     -       -     14.00 

Address, 

Thr   Tribtjnr, 

CHICAGO,  ILL. 


The  JUpmt  of  J^ierioai]  pportg. 

(A  consolidation  of  "The  Mirror"  with  "American  Sports.") 


And  second  to  none  as  regards  the  general   range  of  Legitimate  Sports 
and  Pastimes. 


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League  and  other  traveling  Base  Ball  Clubs 
for  the  season  of  1 884.  We  offer  a  special 
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And  refer  to  the  League  Clubs  of  1883  ^0 
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Every  description  of  clothing  made  from  horsehide,  dog- 
skin, sheepskin,  corduroy,  canvas  and  Mackinaw  blanketing, 
for  sportsmen,  miners,  ranchmen,  lumbermen,  made  m  a  style 
unequaled  by  any  goods  in  the  market  for  the  purpose. 

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upon  application. 

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CIGARETTES  AND  TOBACCO. 

Manufactured  by 

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toacco  Works.  Established  i346.  Fragrant  Vanity  Fair  New  Vanity  Fair, 
Three  Kings,  Cloth  of  Gold,  (Straight  Mesh),  sweet  delicate  and  mild,  rtj 
Cloth  of  Gold  Cigarette  is  made  from  the  finest  and  most  costly  leaf  from 
that  region T of  Virginia  particularly  adapted  for  giving  tobacco  for  Cu- 
rettes. Our  long  experience  in  manufacturing  enables  us  to  secure  the  most 
suitable  kinds  of  tobacco  and  thus  present  this  superior ^article  with ,  the  fuU 
ncQiinnre  that  its  eaual  has  never  before  been  offered.  A  nigftei  graue 
£3 cannoVbe  produced.  We  call  particular  attention  to  the  superior 
ouanty! S  our  old  brands  of  Cigarettes.  They  cannot  be  surpassed.  Sold 
in  all  parts  of  the  world.     Thirteen  first  prize  medals. 

BASE  BALL  POSTERS, 

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and  all  principal  Associations.  My  Colored  Score 
Cards  introduced  last  season  were  a  great  success,  and 
I  am  making  for  the  coming  season  eight  new  designs, 
which  will  make  a  set  of  Sixteen. 

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AND  POINTS  TRIBUTARY. 

Base  Ball,  Bowling-,  Cricket,  Bicycle,  and  La  Crosse  Clubs  passing  be- 
tween above  Points  will  find  it  to  their  interest  to  use  the  Illinois  Central 
Railroad. 

CA-XjIj    oust 

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Agent'  -  -  -  100  No.  4th  Street,  St.  Louis. 
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Ticket  Agent,  ----__  Dubuque. 
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THE    POPULAR    ROUTE    BETWEEN 

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B^SE  BALL  p  ALL  PROFESSIONAL  CLUBS, 


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C.  S.  La  FOLLETTE, 
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G.  N.  \\  .  P.  A.,  121  Randolph  St.,  Chicago, 


TO  BASE  BALL  PLAYERS. 


Eight  years  ago,  the  first  of  March,  we  issued  a  notice  to 
Base  Ball  Players,  announcing  that  Ave  had  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  furnishing  Base  Bali  Supplies,  and  soliciting  their  pat- 
ronage. That  our  efforts  to  furnish  satisfactory  implements 
and  paraphernalia  have  met  with  success,  is  evidenced  by  the 
remarkable  increase  in  our  business  since  that  time.  Having 
been  for  ten  years  prior  to  that  date  intimately  identified  with 
the  game,  we  had  acquired  a  practical  knowledge  of  the  wants 
of  ball  players;  and  it  has  always  been  our  aim,  instead  of 
flooding  the  market  with  Cheap,  trashy  goods  that  would  please 
the  trade  to  manufacture  and  sell  articles  of  genuine  merit 
only,  and  such  as  would  give  the  most  perfect  satisfaction  to 
players  With  our  practical  experience  in  the  game,  and  being 
large  manufacturers  of  everything  that  is  necessary  in  the  make- 
up of  a  base  ball  player's  outfit,  we  are  now  in  a  position  to  an- 
ticipate the  wants  of  players,  and  furnish  a  better  grade  pf  goods 
than  any  other  house  in  the  trade. 

Manufacturers  who  have  no  reputation  to  sustain  are  con- 
tinually offering  inferior  goods,  which  are  readily  sought  after 
by  the  average  dealers  in  base  ball  supplies,  who,  not  being 
acquainted  with  the  practical  wants  of  players,  are  apt  to  re- 
gard only  the  low  prices,  and  not  the  quality  of  the  goods.  It 
is  our  constant  endeavor  to  manufacture  only  the  very  best 
goods, and  to  sell  Ihem  at  fair  prices.  To  illustrate,  take  one 
article,  Catcher's  Masks.  We*  have  seen  some  made  by  other 
manufacturers,  which,  while  cheaper  than  ours  in  price,  were 
yet  so  utterly  worthless  as  protectors,  that  no  ball  player  could 
afford  to  take  the  chance  of  being  disfigured  by  using  them. 

As  our  business  is  largely  by  mail,  we  would    urge  upon  our 
patrons  the  importance  of  writing   plainly  the  names   of  their 
town,  county  and    State;  and   in  order  to  save  return  express 
charges  on  money,  to  accompany  their  orders  with  draft,  post- 
office  order,  express  money  order,  or  currency  for  the  amount 
due.     In  all  cases  where  the  goods  are  not  satisfactory  and  ex    - 
actly  as  represented    by  us,  they   may  be  returned,   and  th< 
money  will  be  refunded.     We  desiie  to  sell  all  the  goods  we  \ 
can,  but  we  wish  also  to  do  more  than  this,  and  that  is  to  please 
our  customers  in  every  instance.    The  established  reputation  of 
our  goods,  and  the  record  we  have  made  by  the  fair  and  liberal 
treatment  of  our  customers,  is  the  best  guarantee  that  can  be* 
offered  for  the  future. 

Respectfully, 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS 


COMPLETE  UNIFORMS. 

Our  facilities  for  manufacturing  Baie  Ball,  Cricket,  Lawn 
I  ennis,  and  all  kinds  of  athletic  uniforms  are  the  very  best  This 
department  is  under  the  supervision  of  a  practical  tailor  and 
shirt  cutter,  who  is  an  expert  in  designing  and  cutting  base  ball 
and  athletic  uniforms.  We  would  urge  clubs  not  to  make  the 
mistake  of  intrusting  the  making  of  their  uniforms  to  local 
dealers  whose  experience  in  this  kind  of  work  is  necessarily 
small,  but  send  direct  to  us,  and  get  a  good,  cheap,  and  satis- 
factory  outfit.  We  make  complete  base  ball  uniforms  at  prices 
ranging  trom  $5.00  to  $30.00  per  man.  Measurement  blanks 
sent  free  upon  application.  Send  ten  cents  for  samples  of 
flannel  and  belt  webbing,  and  receive  a  handsome  colored  litho- 
graph fashion  plate,  showing  the  different  styles  and  prices 
At  the  following  very  low  prices  it  is  economy  to  order  com. 
plete  uniforms : 

Prices  of  Complete  Uniforms. 

No.  o.  League  Club  outfit  consisting  of  Pants  and  Shirt 
of  extra  heavy  flannel,  made  expressly  for  our  trade 
Extra  quality  Stockings,  Cap,  .Belt,  Chicago  Club 
Shoe,  Steel  Shoe  Plates,  and  Necktie  to  match  trim- 
mings.    Price  complete,  each $15.00 

No.  1.  Outfit,  first  quality  twilled  flannel  for  Pants  and 
Shirts,  first  quality  Cap,  best  English  Web  Belt,  first 
quality  Stockings,  Amateur  Shoe,  Steel  Shoe  Plates 
Price  complete,  each * ;       llQQ 

No.  2.  Outfit,  second  quality  twilled  flannel  (same  as 
most  dealers  put  into  their  first  quality  uniform) 
second  quality  Cap,  English  Web  Belt,  second  quality 
Stockings,  Amateur  Shoes,  malleable  iron  Shoe  Plates. 
Price  complete,  each *     gQQ 

No.  3.  Outfit,  third  quality  flannel,  third  qualitv  Cap 
American  Web  Belt,  third  qualitv  Stockings,"  Ama- 
teur Shoes,  malleable  iron  Shoe  Plates.  Price  com- 
plete,  each 

Mo.  4.  Boy's  uniform,  fourth  quality  material,  consist- 
ing of  Shirt,  Pants,  Cap,  Belt,  Shoes  and  Shoe  Plates 
complete,  each #  Q 

Measurement    blanks    and    Lithographic   Fashion    Plate 
nowing  different  styles  of  uniforms,  furnished  upon  application. 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS.y 

MANUFACTURERS, 

108  Madison  St.,  Chicago* 


BASE  BALL  SHIRTS. 


FANCY  SHIELD  SHIRT,  LACED  SHIRT  FRONT. 

No. 

o.     Extra   quality    Shirt,   of  extra  heavy  flannel, 

made  expressly  for  our  League  Club  trade,  Each.  Per  Doz. 

any  style,  White,  Blue  or  Gray $5  °°  $54  °° 

i.     First  quality  twilled  flannel,White,  Blue  or  Red  4  00     42  00 

2.  Second  quality  twilled  flannel,  White,  Blue  or 

Gray 325     3600 

3.  Third  quality,  Shaker  flannel,  White  only.  ...  2  25      24  00 

4.  Boys'  size  only,  of  fourth  quality 1  5°      l8  co 

To  Measure  for  Shirt.— Size  Collar  worn.  Length  of 

Sleeve,  bent,  from  center  of  back.    Size  around  Chest.    Length 
of  Yoke  from  shoulder  to  shoulder. 

BASE    BALL    PANTS. 

j^0  Each.    Dozen. 

I    o.  Extra   quality    flannel    Pants, 

White,  Blue  or  Gray $5  00  $54  00 

1.  First  quality  twilled   flannel, 
i  White,  Blue  or  Red 400     4200 

2.  Second  quality  twilled  flannel, 
White,  Blue  or  Gray 325      3600 

I  3.  Third  quality,  Shaker  flannel, 

White  only 225     24  co 

To  Measure  for  Pants.— Size  around 
waist.  Length  of  outside  seam  from  wai>t  to 
eicrht  inches  below  the  knee  (for  full  length 
paints  measure  to  the  foot).  Length  of  inside 
seam.     Size  around  hips. 

A.  C.  SPALDING    &    BROS., 

»*»s  Madison  Street,  Chicago. 


SPALDING'S  BASE  BALL  BELTS— Worsted  Web  Belts. 

Our  No.  o,  or  League  Club  Belt  is  made  of  best  Worsted  Webbing-,  2% 
inches  wide,  mounted  in  best  manner,  with  large  nickel  plated  buckle,  the 
finest  belt  made.  Our  No.  1  belt  is  made  of  same  webbing,  leather  mounted. 
We  use  the  following  colors  of  webbing.  In  ordering,  please  state  the 
color  wanted,  and  size  around  waist. 


Style  G.     Red,  White  Edge. 
«    H.     Blue, 


Style  A.     Red. 

"      B.     Blue. 

"      C.     Navy  Blue. 
No.  o.     League  Club   Belt,  of  any  of  the  above  colors,  nickel  plated 

buckle  as  shown  in  above  cut.     Per  Dozen $6.00 


Style  D.    Brown. 

•      «<    E.     Black. 

"     F.     White. 


No.  1.  Worsted  Web  Belt,  same  colors  as  above,  mounted  in  leather, 
with  one  broad  strap  and  buckle  as  shown  in  above  cut.  (Our  leather 
mounted  belts  are  made  with  one  broad  strap,  instead  of  two  narrow 
ones,  as  they  are  more  popular  with  players  and  stronger).  Per  Doz.  $4.50 

SPALDING'S  COTTON  WEB  BELTS. 

Our  Cotton  Web  Belts  are  made  of  best  quality  Cotton  Webbing,  in  the 

following  fast  colors.  In  ordering,  please  state  color,  and  size  around  waist. 

Style  L.    Red.  Style  O.     White,  Blue 

Edge. 

"    M.     Blue.  «     P.    Red  and  White, 

Wide  Stripe, 

N.     White,  Red      "    Q.     Blue  and  White, 

Edge.  Wide  Stripe. 


Style  R. 
S. 


No.  3.     Cotton  Web  Belts,  any  of  abc 
plated  buckle. Per  Dozen 


Red  and  White,, 
Narrow  Stripe. 
Blue  and  White, 
Narrow  Stripe. 
Yellow,  Black, 
Wide  Stripe. 
ve  colors,  large  patent  nickel 
•••••*- $4,00 


No.  4.  Cotton  Web,  Leather  Mounted,  as  shown  in  above  cut.  Per  Doz. 

SPALDING'S  BASE  BALL  STOCKINGS. 

No.  o.  League  Regulation,  made  of  the  finest  worsted  yarn.  The 
following  colors  can  be  obtained :  White,  Light  Blue,  Navy  Blue 
Scarlet,  Gray,  Green,  Old   Gold,  Brown '$ 

No.  1.     Fine  quality  Woolen  Stockings,  Scarlet,  Blue  or  Brown 

No.  2.     Good         "  "  u  "  "  '< 

No.  3.  Second  "  "  «  "  or  Blue,  with  white 
or  drab  cotton  feet 

No.  01.  Finest  German  Cotton  Base  Ball  Hose,  made  and*  imported 
expressly  for  our  own  trade— Solid  Wh.te,  Red,  Blue  or  Brown 

No.  02.     Same  as  No.  01,  second  grade,  same  colors         

No.  03.  "        No.  01,  third  "  "        •« 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  St.,  Chicago, 


$2.50 

DOZ. 

>i8.co 

12. CO 

900 
6.00 

12.00 

9.00 
7.00 

III. 


DBa.se    Ball    Siloes. 


No.  /.  No.  2. 

No.  i.  League  Club  Shoe.  Same  as  used  by  League  Clubs.  Made 
of  Leather  in  the  best  manner.  The  Standard  Screw 
Fastener  is  used.     Price  per  pair $600 

No.  2.     Chicago  Club  Shoe.    Extra  quality  canvas,  foxed  with  French 

calf.     The  Standard  Screw  Fastener  is  used.    Price  per  pair    4  00 


No.  3.  No.  4. 

No.  3      Amateur,   or   Practice   Shoe.     Good   quality   canvas,   strap 

over  instep.     Price  per  pair $2  00 

No.  3X.  Amateur  Base  Ball  Shoe  for  Boys.     Second  quality  canvas. 

Price  per  pair 1   50 

*****  4.     Oxford  Tie  Base  Ball  Shoe.   Low  cut,  canvas.    Price  per  pair     2  00 

SPALDING'S    SHOE    PLATES. 

Our  new  design  League  Steel  Shoe 
Plate  has  become  the  favorite  plate 
among  League  players  during  the  past 
season,  and  we  have  this  year  added  it  to 
our  regular  line  of  shoe  plates.  It  is 
made  by  hand  of  the  best  quality  Knglish 
steel,  and  so  tempered  that  it  will  not 
bend   or   break.     The  peculiar  shape  of 

_j i^v^the  plate  is  shown  in  the  adjoining  cut. 

^^^^piThe  majority  of  League  players  use  this 
=//  plate  on  the  toe,  ana  our  No.  1,  or  Pro- 
fessional Plate,  on  the   heel.     Each  pair 
of  plates — right  and  left — are  put  up  with 
screws.  Per     Pcr 

Pair.  Doz. 
No.  o.  Spalding's  League  Shoe  Plate,  $  50  $5  00 
No.  1.  Spalding's  Professional  Shoe 
Plate,  as  shown  in  the  adjoining 
cut,  is  made  of  first  quality  steel. 
It  is  lighter  and  smaller  than  the 
No.  o  plate,  but  will  render  good 
service.     Each  pair  put  up  with 

screws,  complete 25     2  $o 

T  No.  2.     Spalding's  Malleable  Iron  Shoe 
Plate,    light    and    durable,  with 

screws 15      1  50 

Any  of  the  above  Shoe  Plates  mailed  upon  receipt  of  price.     Address 

A.    C.    SPALDING    &    BROS., 
108  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


BASE  BALL  CAPS  AND  HATS. 


No.  ii 


No.  13. 


No.  19. 


No.  21. 


1st.  qual.  2d  qual.  3dqual. 

No.  1.     League  Parti-colored  Cap $12  00 

No.  3.     Base  Ball  Hat,  any  color iS  00 

Base  Ball  Cap,   Chicago  style,  any  color', 

with  or  without  stripes ....... 9  00 

Base  Ball  Cap,  Boston  shape,  without  star, 

any  colors . . , 9  00 

No.  7.     Ditto,  all  white  only 900 

No.  11.     Base  Ball  Cap,  Jockey  shape,  anv  color. .  9  00 

No.  11.     Ditto,  all  white  only 900 

No.  13.     Base  Ball  Cap,  Boston  shape,  with  star..  9  00 

No  19.     Base  Ball  Skull  Cap,  any  color 9  00 

Ditto,  white  only 9  00 

College  Base  Ball  Cap,  any  color 9  00 

Ditto,  white  only 9  00 


No.  5. 
No.  7. 


No.  19. 
No.  21. 
No,  21. 


15  00 

7  So 

6  00 

7  50 

6  00 

7  5o 

6  00 

7  5o 

6  00 

7  5o 

6  00 

7  .So 

6  00 

7  So 

6  00 

7  So 

6  00 

7  So 

6  00 

Boys'  Flannel  Caps,  per  dozen $4  00 

'•       Cotton  Caps,  Red,  White,  or  Blue 3  00 

In  addition  to  the  styles  above  mentioned,  we  are  preparad  to  make  any 
style  of  Cap  known,  and  will  furnish  at  prices  corresponding  to  above. 

BAT    BAGS. 


Xo.   o.      League 

Club  Bat  Bag,  made 

i  of  sole   leather,  with 

"name  outside,  to  hold 

two  dozen  bats.  Each 

$15  co 

No.  1.     Canvas  Bat  Bag,  leather  ends,  to  hold  two  dozen  bats $5  00 

No.  2.     Canvas  Bat  Bag,  leather  ends,  to  hold  one  dozen  bats 4  00 

No.  01.  Spalding's  new  design,  individual,  sole  leather   Bat  Bag   for 

two  bats,  as  used  by  the  players  of  the  Chicago  club each,    4  00 

No.  02.  Same  size  and  style  as  above,  made  of  strong  canvas. . .     "        1  50 

BASES. 

League  Club  Bases,  made  of  extra 
canvas,  stuffed  and  quilted  com- 
plete, with  straps  and  spikes,  with- 
out home  plate Per  set  of  three  $7  50 

Canvas  Bases,  with  straps  and 
spikes,  complete  without  home 
plate 5  00 

Marble  Home  plate 

Iron  "  "     


No.  1. 


Spalding's  Trade-Marked  Catcher's  Mask. 

The  first  Catcher's  Mask 
Drought  out  in  1875,  was  a 
verj  heavy,  clumsy  affair,  and 
it  was  not  until  we  invented 
our  open-eyed  mask  in  1877 
that  it  came  into  general  use. 
Now  it  would  be  considered 
unsafe  and  even  dangerous  for 
a  catcher  to  face  the  swift  un- 
derhand throwing  of  the  pres- 
ent day  unless  protected  by  a 
reliable  mask.  The  increased 
demand  for  these  goods  has 
brought  manufacturers  into 
the  field  who,  having  no  repu- 
tation to  sustain,  have  vied 
with  each  other  to  see  how 
cheap  they  could  make  a  so- 
called  mask,  and  in  consequence  have  ignored  the  essential 
qualification,  strength.  A  cheaply  made,  inferior  quality  of 
mask  is  much  worse  than  no  protection  at  all,  for  a  broken 
wire  or  one  that  will  not  stand  the  force  of  the  ball  without 
caving  in,  is  liable  to  disfigure  a  player  for  life.  We  would 
warn  catchers  not  to  trust  their  faces  behind  one  of  these  cheap 
made  masks.  Our  trade-marked  masks  are  made  of  the  very 
best  hard  wire,  plated  to  prevent  rusting,  and  well  trimmed, 
and  every  one  is  a  thorough  face  protector.  We  shall  make 
them  in  three  grades  as  described  below,  and  with  our  increased 
facilities  for  manufacturing,  are  enabled  to  improve  the  quality, 
and  at  the  same  time  reduce  the  price. 

Beware  of   counterfeits.     None  genuine   without   our  Trade 
Mark  stamped  o?i  each  Mask. 

No.  o.     Spalding's  Special  League  Mask,  used  by    Each, 
all   the    leading    professional    catchers,  extra 
heavy  wire,  well  padded  with  goathair  and  the 
padding  faced  with  the  best  imported  dogskin, 
which  is  impervious  to  perspiration  and  retains 

its  pliabilitv  and  softness. $3  00 

No.  2.  Spalding's  Amateur  Mask,  made  the  same 
size  and  general  style  as  the  League  Mask, 
but  with  lighter  wire  -and  faced  with  leather, 
(wre  guarantee  this  Mask  to  be  superior  to  so- 
called  professional  Masks  sold  by  other  manu- 
facturers)       2  00 

STo.  3.  Spalding's  Boy's  Mask,  similar  to  the  Ama- 
teur Mask,  only  made  smaller  to  fit  a  boy's 
face 1  75 

I^Any  of  these  Masks  mailed  postpaid  on  receipt  of  nrice. 


Spalding's  Trade- Marked  Catcher's  Gloves 

After  considerable  ex- 
pense and  many  experi- 
ments we  have  finally 
perfected  a  Catcher's 
Glove  that  meets  with 
general  favor  from  pro- 
fessional catchers. 

The  old  style  of  open 
backed  gloves  intro- 
duced by  us  several 
years  ago  is  still  adhered 
to,  but  the  quality  of 
material  and  workman- 
ship has  been  materially 
improved,  until  now  we  can  lay  claim  to  having  the  best  line 
of  catcher's  gloves  on  the  market.  These  gloves  do  not  inter- 
fere with  throwing,  can  be  easily  put  on  and  taken  off,  and  no 
player  subject  to  sore  hands  should  be  without  a  pair  of  these 
gloves.  We  make  these  gloves  in  four  different  grades,  as 
I  follows:  • 

Price 
^er  Pair. 

Spalding's  League  Club  Catcher's  Gloves, 
made  of  extra  heavy  Indian  tanned  buck,  and 
carefully  selected  with  special  reference  to  the 
hard  service  required  of  them,  open  back,  well 
padded,  and  fully  warranted $2  50 

Spalding's  Professional  Gloves,  made  of 
Indian  tanned  buckskin,  open  back,  well  padd- 
ed, but  not  quite  as  heavy  material  as  the 
No.  o 200 

Spalding's  Amateur  Gloves,  made  of  lighter 
buckskin,  open  back,  well  padded  and  adapted 
for  amateur  players 1   50 

Spalding's  Practice  Gloves,    made  of  light 

material,  open  back,  well  padded 1  00 

Spalding's    Boy's    Gloves,    open    back,   well 

padded  and  made  only  in  boy's  sizes. ........      1  00 

'  Any  of  the  above  Gloves  mailed  postpaid  on  receipt  of 
price.  In  ordering,  please  give  size  of  ordinary  dress  gloves 
usually  worn. 


No.  o. 


No.  1. 


No. 


No.  3. 
No.  4. 


A.   G.  SPALDING    &    BROS., 
108  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


Spalding's  Catchers  and  Umpire's 
Breast  Protector. 

This  supplies  a  long-  felt  want  for  the   protection  of  Catchers  and  Um- 
pires exposed  to  the  swift  underhand  throwing-.     It  is   made  of  chamois 
skin  and  canvas,  well  padded  and  quilted,  and  is  used  by  nearly  all  Profes- 
sional Catchers  and  Umpires.     Prices  each,  $3  00. 
Mailed  on  receipt  of  price. 

GUTH'S 

IMPROVED 

SUPPORTED 

Used  by  most  pro- 
fessional ball  play- 
ers, and  pronounced 
to  be  the  best  thing 
of  the  kind  ever  in- 
vented. 

Buckskin,  ea.  $1  50 

Muslin,  each,         50 

Mailed    on    receipt 

of  price. 

PIRE  INDICATOR. 

As  the  name  implies, 
this  little  apparatus  is  in- 
tended for  umpires  of  base 
ball  matches,  and  is  the 
sbest  thing  of  the  kind  ever 
brought  out;  in  fact,  it  is 
the  only  really  practical 
umpire's  indicator,  or 
guide,  on  the  market.  The 
illustration,  which  repre- 
sents the  exact  size  of  the 
indicator,  gives  a  good 
idea  of  its  construction  and 
mode  of  handling.  By 
touching  the  spring  at  the 
top  of  the  indicator  the 
number  of  balls  called 
from  1  to  6  or  7  are  register- 
ed, and  so  remain  until  the 
spring  is  touched  again. 
The  index  hand  upon  the 
dial  serves  to  record  the 
number  of  strikes  on  the 
batter.  It  works  automat- 
ically, and  can  be  carried 
in  the  palm  of  the  hand 
unobserved  by  the  specta- 
tors. It  is  recommended 
and  is  in  general  use  by  all 
the  prominent  League  and 
Associaton  umpires.  It  is 
neatly  packed  in  a  paste- 
board box,  and  will  be  mail- 
ed to  any  address  upon  receipt  of  price.  Price,  50  Cents. 

Address,   A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


BRIGHT'S   AUTOMATIC    REGISTERING 
TURN  STILE. 

Is  acknowledged  to  be 
the  most  reliable,  dur- 
able and  simple  Turn 
Stile  made.  It  is  designed 
especially  for  Base  Ball 
andFair  Grounds, Expo- 
sitions, etc.,  and  is  an 
almost  indispensable  as- 
sistant in  making"  a  cor- 
rect division  of  receipts 
and  avoiding-  all  possi- 
bility of  the  gate-keep- 
er's appropriating-  any 
portion  of  them,  by  ac- 
curately counting-  and 
registering  each  person 
passing  through  it. 

The  movement  regis- 
ters from  i  to  10,000,  and 
can  easily  and  almost 
instantly  be  reversed  to 
zero  by  any  person  hav- 
ing- the  key,  without  the 
necessity  of  removing-  from  the  Stile  to  which  it  is  securely  attached  and 
locked.  It  is  provided  with  all  necessary  stops,  etc.,  to  prevent  its  getting 
out  of  order  through  being  handled  by  meddlesome  persons,  and  is  shipped 
complete  and  in  readiness  to  be  placed  beside  a  doorway  or  other  suitable 
entrance  to  inclosure,  either  permanent  or  temporary,  and  used  without 
delay. 

They  have  been  in  use  during-  the  past  season  by  the  Cleveland  and 
Philadelphia  League  Clubs  and  by  all  of  the  Clubs  of  the  N.  W.  League, 
without  an  instance  of  failure  or  dissatisfaction,  but  have  since  been  greatly 
improved  by  the  addition  of  several  valuable  features,  making-  it  unquestion- 
ably the  best  adapted  and  most  durable  Turn  Stile  in  the  market. 

Orders  from  Base  Ball  Clubs  should  be  sent  in  as  early  as  possible,  in- 
suring their  being-  filled  before  the  beginning-  of  the  season. 

Price  complete $50  00 

GRAND  STAND  CUSHIONS  FOR  BASE 
BALL  GROUNDS. 

The  Chicago  Club  have  for  sev- 
eral seasons  furnished  cushions  to 
ther  patrons  at  a  nominal  rental  of 
5  cents  per  game.  It  is  a  feature 
highly  appreciated  by  base  ball 
I  spectators.  We  are  now  manu- 
facturing- these  cushions,  and  can 
supply  them  to  clubs  at  50  cents 
each.  Special  prices  made  when 
ordered  in  hundred  lots. 

Address,        A.  C.  SPALDBNC  &  BROS., 

108  Madison  Street, 

CHICAGO,   ILL. 


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SPALDING'S  SCORE  BOOK. 

Spalding's  new  design  Pocket  and  Club  Score  Book  continues  to  be  the 
popular  score  book,  and  is  used  by  all  the  leading  scorers  and  base  ball 
reporters.  They  are  adapted  for  the  spectator  of  oall  games,  who  scores 
for  his  own  amusement,  as  well  as  the  official  club  scorer,  who  records  the 
minutest  detail.  By  this  new  system,  the  art  of  scoring  can  be  acquired  in 
a  single  game. 

Full  instructions,  with  the  latest  League  rules,  accompany  each  book. 


WHAT  AUTHORITIES  SAY  OF  IT. 

Messrs.  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  Chicago,  111. 

Gentlemen  ■ — I  have  carefully  examined  the  Spalding  Score  Book,  and, 
without  any  hesitation,  I  cheerfully  recommend  it  as  the  most  complete 
system  of  scoring  of  which  I  have  any  knowledge. 

Respectfully, 
N.  E.  YOUNG,  Official  Scorer  Nat'l  League  P.  B.  B.  Clubs. 


The  new  system  of  score  books  just  issued  by  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  of 
Chicago,  are  the  neatest  thing  of  the  kind  we  ever  saw.  Every  lover  of  the 
game  should  have  one.  They  are  simple  in  their  construction,  and  are  easily 
understood. — Cincinnati  Enquirer. 

The  Tribune  has  received  from  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  10S  Madison 
Street,  a  copy  of  their  new  score  book  for  use  this  year.  The  book  or  system 
is  so  far  in  advance  of  anything  ever  before  brought  out  in  the  way  of  sim- 
plicity, convenience  and  accuracy,  that  it  seems  wonderful  that  it  was  not 
thought  of  years  ago.  The  new  style  will  be  in  universal  use  before  the 
season  is  half  through. — Chicago  Tribune. 

A.  G.  Spalding,  Captain  of  the  Chicago  White  Stockings,  has  just  brought 
out  a  new  score  nook,  which  will  meet  with  the  unqualified  indorsement  of 
everybody  who  has  ever  undertaken  to  score  a  game  of  base  ball.  They  are 
of  various  sizes,  to  meet  the  requirements  both  of  the  spectator  who  scores 
simply  for  his  own  satisfaction,  and  for  official  scores  of  clubs.  The  novel 
and  commending  feature  of  the  book  is  the  manner  in  which  each  of  the 
squares  opposite  the  name  of  the  player  is  utilized  by  a  division  which 
originated  with  Mr.  Spalding.  Each  of  these  squares  is  divided  into  five 
spaces  by  a  diamond  in  its  center,  from  the  points  of  which  lines  extend  to 
each  of  the  four  sides  of  the  square.  Each  of  these  spaces  is  designed  for 
the  use  of  the  scorer  according  to  marks  and  signs  given  in  the  book.  By 
thus  dividing  the  squares  into  spaces  he  scores  without  the  liability  to  make 
mistakes.  The  League  rules  of  scoring  are  printed  in  the  book. — N.T.  Clipper, 

PBICES  : 
POCKET. 

EACH. 

No.  i.     Paper  Cover,    7  games $  .10 

No.  2.     Board  Cover,  22  games 25 

No.  3.     Board  Cover,  46  games 50 

Score  Cards 05 

CLUB  BOOKS. 

No.  4.     Large  Size,    30  games $1.00 

No.  5.     Large      "        60  games 1.75 

No.  6.     Large      "       90  games 2.50^ 

No.  7.     Large      "      120  games 3.00 

Mailed  upon  receipt  of  price. 
Address  A.  &.  SPALDING-  &  BROS.,  Publishers, 

108  Madison  Street,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


SPALDING'S  TRADE-MARKED  BATS. 


Probably  no  class  of  Sportsmen  are  more  particular  about  their  weapons 
than  a  professional  ball  player  is  about  his  bat,  for  it  is  a  recognized  fact, 
that  no  player  can  excel  as  a  batsman,  unless  he  uses  a  first-class,  well  pro- 
portioned, thoroughly  seasoned  bat.  A  cheap,  poor  bat  is  no  good  at  any 
price.  Recognizing- that  ball  players  would  appreciate  a  good  article,  and 
would  willingly  stand  the  slight  additional  expense,  about  five  years  ago 
we  introduced  "  Spalding's  Trade  Marked  Bats,'1  and  they  proved  so  popu- 
lar, and  were  so  far  ahead  of  anything  else  ever  put  upon  the  market,  that 
for  a  time  it  seemed  impossible  to  keep  up  with  the  demand.  We  have  im- 
proved these  bats  from  year  to  year,  until  now  they  are  the  bat  par  excellert( 
and  are  used  by  every  prominent  professional  player  in  America. 

By  permission  we  publ  sh  the  following  testimonials  from  some  of  the 
leading  b  itters  ot  tho  country,  and  as  to  the  general  merits  of  these  bats,  we 
would  refer  to  any  prominent  professional  or  amateur  pla\er  in  the  United 
States.  Beware  ot  cheap  imitations  which  flood  the  market.  None  genuine 
without  our  trade-mark  plainly  stamped  on  each  bat. 

During  my  experience  in  Base  Ball  matters  I  have  used  the  "  Spalding 
Trade- Marked  Bats"  almost  exclusively,  and  consider  them  far  preferable 
to  any  others  at  present  in  use.  I  cheerfully  recommend  the  same  to  all  ball 
players  desiring  a  first-class  article. 

DENNIS  BROUTHERS,  Champion  Batter  of  1882. 

Your  "Trade-Marked  Bats  "  are  unquestionably  the  best  bats  now  manu- 
factured. I  have  used  none  others  for  the  past  four  seasons.  They  seem  to 
be  in  universal  use  among  all  League  Players. 

A.  C.  ANSON,  Champion  Batter,  1879  and  1S81. 

A  ball  player  who  could  not  select  a  satisfactory  bat  from  your  various 
models  of  "  Trade  -Marked  Bats,"  would  be  very  difficult  to  please.  They 
have  my  heartiest  indorsement. 

GEORGE  F.  GORE,  Champion  Batter,  1S80. 

I  have  used  your  Trade-Marked  Bat  during  the  past  few  seasons,  and  con 
sider  them  far  superior  to  any  other  bats  I  have  ever  seen. 

A.  DALRYMPLE,  Champion  Batter  of  1878. 

lhave  used  the  "  Spalding  Trade-Marked  Bats  "  during  the  past  four  sea- 
sons, and  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to  the  profession  as  the  best  in 
the  market. 

JAMES  WHITE,  Champion  Batter  of  1877, 
Your  "  Trade-Marked  Bats  "  have  my  unqualified  indorsement.      I  have 
used  no  other  for  the  past  four  years,  or  since  they  were  introduced. 

PAUL  HINES,  of  the  Providence  Club. 
For  lightness,  shape  and  durability  I  consider  the  "  Spalding  Bat "  away 
ahead  of  all  others. 

JOE  START,  of  the  Providence  Club. 

I  have  used  the  "  Spalding  Bat"  and  sold  the  same  in  my  store,  and  they 
have  become  the  favorite  bat  in  Boston  and  vicinity.  They  are  thoroughly 
seasoned,  finely  finished  and  made  after  the  mDSt  approved  models. 

GEORGE  WRIGHT,  Boston,  Mass. 

My  twenty-one  years'  experience  in  Base  Ball  has  afforded  me  an  excel- 
lent opportunity  to  judge  of  the  merits  of  Base  Ball  implements,  and  I  have 
no  hesitation  in  saying  that  the  Bats  of  your  manufacture  are  superior  to 
any  I  have  ever  used. 

ROBERT  FERGUSON,  Capt.  Troy  Club. 


SPALDING'S  TRADE -MARKED  BATS. 


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These  celebrated  bats  were  first  introduced  in  1877,  and  they 
have  gradually  grown  into  popularity,  until  now  they  are  used 
almost  exclusively  by  all  prominent  professional  and  amateur 
players.  All  the  timber  used  in  these  bats  is  allowed  to  season 
from  one  to  two  years  in  the  sun  before  being  made  up,  and  the 
result  is  we  are  enabled  to  make  much  lighter  and  stronger  bats 
than  where  the  timber  is  hastily  "kiln-dried,"  as  done  by  nearly 
all  manufacturers  of  cheap  goods.  Each  bat  is  turned  by  hand, 
after  the  most  approved  and  varied  models,  and  if  found  to  an- 
swer the  requirements  as  to  weight,  size,  length,  etc.,  the  trade- 
mark is  stamped  on  each  bat  to  insure  its  genuineness.  We  point 
with  much  pride  to  the  handsome  testimonials  given  these  bats  by 
the  leading  batters  of  the  country,   as  printed  on  the   adjoining 

Page  FH.IOSS.  Retail,  " 

each. 
No.    0 — Spalding's  Special  League    Bat     Second- 
Growth     Ash,   made    on    most    approved 
model?,  as  recomended  by  League  players..  75c 
1— Spalding's  Trade -Marked  Ash  Bat,  made  on 
different  models,   finished  with  two  coats  of 
the  best  orange  shellac,  and  highly  polished,  40c 
1  B— Spalding's  Trade-Marked  Boys'  Ash  Bat, 

30  to  34  inch ......   35c 

2— Spalding's  Trade -Marked  Cherry  Bat,  simi- 
lar in  stvle  and  finish  to  the  ash 4°c 

5W8    No-    2  B— Spalding's  Trade-Marked    Boys'    Cherry 

Bat,  30  to  34  inches 35c 

3— Spalding's    Trade-Marked  Basswood    Bat, 
light  weight,   clear,  white  selected   timber, 

polished 35c 

No.    3  B— Spalding's  Trade-Marked  Boys'  Basswood 

Bat,  30  to  34  inches *SC 

No.  4— Spalding's  Trade-Marked  Willow  Bat,  light 
weight,  large  handles,  highly  polished,  and 
each  bat  encased  in  a  strong  paper  bag;  the 

best  light  wood  bat  made 50c 

No.    4  B— Spalding's  Trade-Marked   Boys'  Willow 

Bat,  30  to  34  inches 40c 

PLAIN  FINISHED  BATS. 

No.  6— Men's  Ash  Bats,  plain  finish,  36  to  40  in 25c 

No  7— Men's  Bass  Bats,    "         "        36  to  40  in 20c 

No.  8— Boy's  Ash  Bats,      "         "        28  to  34  in 15c 

Xo.  9— Boy's  Bass  Bats,     "        "        28  to  34  in 15c 

FANCY  BATS. 

No.  10— Cherry  Bats,  oiled,  selected  timber 25c 

No.  1 1— Ash  Bats,  one-half  .polished 30c 

No.  12— Bass  Bats,  one -half  polished 3°c 

No.  13— Ash  Bats,  full  polished 5°c 

No.  14— Bass  Bats,  full  polished 5°c 

No    15— Ash  Bats,  wound  handles,  plain 5°c 

No.'  16— Bass  Bats,  wound  handles,  plain. .  ....•••; $oc 

No    17— Ash  Bats,  wound  handles,  highly  polished 60c 

No'  18— Bass  Bats,  wound  handles,  highly  polished.. 60c 

Save  express  charges  by  sending  monev  with  order,  that  we  may  send  by 
freight. 

A.  C.  SPALDING  &  BROS., 

Manufacturers,  CHICAGO.  ILL. 


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SPALDING'STRADE  MARKED  BASE  BALLS. 


No.  1.— Spalding's  Official  League  Ball.    As  adopted  by  the  Per 
National  League  and  other  prominent  professional  and    Each.     Doz. 
amateur  associations  for  1884,  each  ball  wrapped  in  tin 
foil  and  put  up  in  a  separate  box,  and  sealed  in  accord- 
ance with  the  latest  League  regulations $1  50  $15  00 

No.  2.— Spalding's  Professional  Dead  Ball,  white.  The  best 
Dead  Bali  made,  covered  with*  selected  horsehide. 
Every  ball  warranted  to  last  a  game  of  nine  innings.. .      1  25      12  00 

No.  2  R.— Spalding's  Professional  Dead  Ball,  red.    Same  as 

No.  2,  only  colored  red 1  25      12  00 

No.  3. — Spalding's  Amateur  Dead  Ball,  white.  Covered 
with  horsehide,  and  especially  adapted  for  practice 
games.     Every  ball  warranted     100       900 

No.  3  R.— Spalding's    Amateur  Dead  Ball,  red.    Same  as 

No.  3,  only  colored  red 1  00       9  00 

No.  XX. — Spalding's  Amateur  Lively  Ball,  white.  Cov- 
ered with  horsehide.  To  meet  the  growing  demand  for 
a  good  lively  ball,  at  a  medium  price,  we  have  this  sea- 
son added  this  grade 100       900 

No.  4.— Spalding's  American  Club  Ball,  white.  Covered 
with  horsehide.  A  good  serviceable  ball,  and  especially 
adapted  for  boy's  match  games 75       7  50 

No.  5.— Spalding's  King  of  the  Diamond  Ball,  white.  Cov- 
ered with  horsehide,  regulation  size  and  weight.  A 
good  ball  for  catching  and  throwing 50       5  00 

No.  6. — Spalding's  Grand  Duke  Ball,  -white.    Covered  with 

horsehide,  regulation  size  and  weight 35       3  50 

No.  7.— Spalding's  Boys'  Favorite,  white.   Regulation  size 

ana  weight.    A  good  boys1  ball 25       250 

Wo.  8.— Spalding's  Eureka  Ball,  white.  A  trifle  under  the 
regulation  size  and  weight.  The  best  cheap  ball  for 
the  money  on  the  market 20       2  00 

No.  9.— Spalding's  Rattler    Ball,  white.     Size  8f£  inches ; 

weight  4^  oz.      The  best  and  largest  10c.  ball  made.. .         10       1  00 

No.  11.— Spalding's  Nickel  Ball.  Size  >i%  in.;  weight  3 
oz.  Packed  one  dozen  in  a  box,  half  all  red,  half  all 
white.    The  best  juvenile  5c.  ball  on  the  market 5  50  * 

3palding's  Sample  Case  of  Balls,  containing  one  each  of  the  above  balls, 
.  packed  in  a  handsome  partition  case  suitable  for  traveling  salesmen 
or  show  window.     Special  prices  made  to  dealers. 

Any  of  the  above  balls  mailed  postpaid  upon  receipt  of  price. 
Address, 

A.   C.    SPALDING   &    BROS., 
108  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


THE  OFFICIAL  LEAGUE  BALL  FOR  1884. 

"Spalding's  League  Ball  "  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  among  the  ba 
ball  players  of  America,  as  evinced  "by  the  fact  that  over  a  quarter  million  of  the 
balls  have  been  sold  during  the  past  five  years.  In  every  championship  game  play 
by  League  Clubs  during  the  past  five  years,  this  ball  has  been  used,  and  has  giv 
Such  universal  satisfaction  that  it  was  unanimously  adopted  by  the  National  Leag 
as  the  official  ball  for  1SS4,  also  by  the  North -Western  League,  American  Colle 
Association,  Western  League,  Oil  and  Iron  League,  Western  College  Associatic 
Louisiana  State  Association,  and  many  others.  This  ball  is  made  of  the  best  m 
terials,  in  accordance  with  the  latest  League  requirements,  and  every  ball  wi 
ranted  to  last  a  game  of  nine  innings  without  ripping  or  losing  its  shape.  Bewa 
of  Cheap  Lmitations,  and  see  that  the  seal  around  the  box  has  not  been  tamper 
with.     None  genuine  without  our  trade-mark  on  each  box  and  ball. 


fflfe  1..     SPALDING'S    OFFICIAL  LEAGUE   BALL,  as  adopted  by  the 
National  League,  and  other  prominent  Associations  for   1S84;  each 
ball  wrapped  in  tin  foil,  and  in  a  separate  box,  and  sealed  in  accord- 
*   ance  with  the  latest  League  regulations Each  $1.50.  Per  doz.  $i5j 

Mailed  Post-paid  upon  receipt  of  price.    Clubs  ordering  V£   dozen  balls  at « 
B  time  are  entitled  to  our  dozen  rates. 

^or  prices  on  cheaper  grade  of  balls  see  previous  page.    Address, 

A.G.SPALDING  &  BROS., 

MANUFACTURERS. 

tv\c     108  Madison  St.,  Chicagi 


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